Film Review – Bad Behaviour

Alice Englert has worked her way through acting assignments over the last decade, but now she wants to direct. The calling makes sense, as her mother is celebrated helmer Jane Campion, perhaps setting some example for Englert and her creative drive. “Bad Behaviour” is her feature-length debut, and Englert is determined to get as messy as possible with the slightly anarchic picture. A study of parenthood, love, and the heavy burden of trauma, the endeavor (also written by Englert) steps into the world of therapy and details the rush of feelings, with two passionate characters, a mother and daughter, enduring severe highs and lows during parallel experiences in the wild. “Bad Behaviour” doesn’t amount to much, as Englert is primarily pursuing an acting exercise with the movie, but small moments of focus makes some difference, suggesting the presence of a stronger film buried beneath all the showiness. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com