Bad Words

BAD WORDS the title says it so you should be aware that you will find plenty of them in this film written, produced, acted n directed by Jason Bateman so even though that's the case is hard to admit it but although Bad Words are not pleasant when you hear them in movies specially if u hear the F word being said as often as in this movie sounding like so many included in the script so he could manage to have a script long enough to make the movie last bit less than two hours. The weird thing about it is that in this movie they come across in such a way you get to a point where u begin to accept them and as hard as it is for me to accept saying this they become part in a sarcastic way for them to be there that they almost grown in you due to the plot hence the reason for the title movieJason plays at successful 40 yrs old business man that takes time off from work specifically to join the competition "as a contestant" of the now famous annual spelling bee after finding a Loophole within the rules of the competition that no matter how old a person is if you have never completed your education passed the 8th grade you are in fact eligible to be part of it and compete among the rest of the kids. It does strikes a bit funny when you see this grown adult man sitting between 30 to 40 kids that are there to compete as well. When the organizers of the spelling bee at about to begin the first competition and noticed him on stage and of course delaying the contest as they try to convince Jason he is not allowed to participate only to have Jason remind them "word per word" as to regulations of the competition which he learned each page and paragraph of them and recited to them with a warning that he would file an injuction to delay the competition and take them to court therefore delaying the whole process where they eventually give into allowing him and to be part of it. Of course as expected he starts winning them as they go from town to town and the amount of kids start reducing by the time they get to the national televised final one but still a decent amount of them still make it as well and try to give Jason's character a run for his money. Of course by this point everyone involved in the competition has heard of what he is doing from protesting parents demanding he gets thrown out by the officials but apparently not being able to. Of course this doesn't stop the director of it all whom dislikes very much in accordance with the parents promising them she will handle the matter or resign her 30 yrs position if she is not succesfully doing so by the time competition ends and she goes far enough to insert into the computers some pretty long and difficult words that no one ever heard of and for a regular person would be hard to spell correctly making sure that thru the competition these words would appear at the precise moment is Jason's turn to come to the mike and nailing the spelling correctly every word. During the competition there are some mean but funny jokes done by Jason to kids seating near his area causing the kid to walk out on the competition but there were not bad things he would do to them he would just plain with their brain while waiting their turn to diminish the kids confidence and does it successfully.Thru the movie he develops a friendly relationship with a particular kids that does a superb job as a supporting job. However, this relationship is different than one would have would a kid, and NO there is nothing sexual about it Jason is just kind of a loner and has been for most of his life when his mom died young and his father walked out on them when he was barely walking he tells you this while opening up to this kid whom has had such a deprived life by his parents by not allowing him to be "a kid" and the kid even though Jason treats him like crap while they are together by using bad words and giving the kid the "finger sign" as a goodnight gesture which the kid enjoys in the way that he gets to understand Jason and his way. There is a point to all this Jason does as well as a very good reason for doing it once he finds out something about the coordinators of the competition to which he enters it not to take away the award from any kid usually monetary which he really doesn't need but if not for other reason than revenge and he does it well. Not wanting to be a spoiler and telling you what that is you have to watch the movie yourself as long as you can handle the F bombs thru it more often than and simply because in its own way the movie works as after all and I will warn you that although there is humor in this movie is NOT hahaha humor, but more of the kind that comes dry and sarcastic!

I thought it was a kids movie. Luckily I always give a dry run of any movie before showing to kids to see if there is any need for Parental Guidance as in PG.. GOOD THING I WATCHED IT FIRST with my husband!Nope, the movie is not for kids, at least not for little ones.. or the medium ones.. maybe for the really big ones :).. but even so see if you want to show this kind of humor.I positively loved it as an adult movie. If you don't have tolerance for faulty language used with purpose ofdefining a character and convey some sarcasm of life situations then you may be careful with it.If you however are not offended by it if it leads to some reflection and deeper thoughts then you will findthe movie funny and sad at the same time.It can make you laugh hard but it can also make you cry depending of your sensitivity.I have no problem rating it 5 stars because the movie is reflecting most likely some real life stuff andit is a good comedy-drama with actors who did fabulous job.

Almost immediately, I thought Bateman must have produced this movie himself. After watching it a second time, I saw he also directed it. It gave me the impression he really wanted to show more of himself, and if nobody was going to invest in it, he would just do it himself!He has mostly been a supporting actor, or part of an ensemble, and I think after all the years of experience he's had in the business, is wanting to establish himself in a lead role that drives the film, and his obviously good eye as a director.He can do comedy with his eyes shut, and maybe this will ease him into contention for more serious leading men roles, if he's interested.I saw Jake Gyllenhaal in a movie called, "Love and Other Drugs", with Anne Hathaway, a couple of years ago, where he played a cocky, accomplished womanizer. (Quite a lot of non-gratutious nudity, by the way)He looked really fantastic, and at first I thought he had lost some weight, worked out.............which he did, I'm pretty sure. But I'd never seen him generate that kind of sex appeal.I had to really look hard, and then see an earlier film, but I''m pretty sure he has had some serious cosmetic surgery.When I thought about it more, I realized it was probably a very strategic career decision, which would mean the difference of millions of dollars in earnings in leading men roles, and being able to command the kind of power in Hollywood that would allow him to call his own shots.I think Bateman is in a bit of the same boat, and putting himself in a role, that although the character was ultimately redeemed, was not sympathetic through most of the movie.I think it was a bold move on his part, and hope it is a breakout for him to get jobs and recognition that will move his career ahead.

I really enjoyed this movie when I watched it on Netflix and decided that it was definitely worth adding to my collection. I would call it funny and heartwarming. Definitely recommend.

Spectacular performance by Jason Bateman!

Spelling bee+comedy+swearing= a comedy must see.Bateman is terrific as life’s loser who destroys childrens dreams of winning their spelling bee. It’s got some great quotable lines and some moments of belly laughs as well as winning its audience over.

A really good film and as a directorial debut for Justin Bateman its impressive. Highly recommended.

Good quality great film

made me laugh, entertaining film with a sprinkle of bad language.

Truly exhilarating.