Bad People Analysis

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badBad People is a dark comedy feature film that begs us to laugh at the absurdity that is all around us: crack smoking politicians, prostitutes turned reality stars, religious charlatans, sex-obsessed online dating, elitist parents, infidelity, and political correctness. Told through the lens of several short stories, the film examines the hysterical dark side that permeates our society today.

A few months ago, I was granted access to watch the film BAD PEOPLE before its official release, and finally I have the opportunity to provide my thoughts about this provacative and rather unconventional film. I will caution anyone who does not like having sex, profanity, or general debauchery featured in their entertainment selections to consider
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A woman scorned..

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Or should I say three women scorned?

There's one more intriguing part to this tapestry of stories. There is a storyline that is constant throughout the vexing narrative, and I have to say, I appreciated the consistency of this story. In fact, it truly made you stop and think about political corruption and more. Ideal message for this year.

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This part of the story was told through the clever antics of two newscasters--one who was probably the only one who held to her principles while the other, well...news 1

And as they told the story of this gal...

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...it was a hoot. And who ended up smelling like a proverbial rose?

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I tell you, this could have been a story in itself as well. So much like our culture!

To be honest, my criticisms of this film are very few. Other than the cautions I mentioned at the beginning, I found myself only bothered by one thing. This film seems to put forth the idea that it is only "bad people" who get ahead. And on the surface, that appears to be true. In a mystery, I am always incensed when the murderer gets away with the crime, and in this case, it would appear that the "bad guys" get away with a massive amount of atrocities. And innocent people get

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