Bad Tales

I have absolutely no idea what this film is trying to say, which is a disappointment because it has a fascinating framing device.

[A]s a snapshot of a summer of discontent - critical and clinical - "Bad Tales" is a disappointingly sour display indeed.

All in all, the movie lives up to its title, though perhaps not in the way the filmmakers intended.

In Bad Tales, impending adulthood isn't treated as a loss of innocence, but something more akin to congenital illness.

[A] horribly compelling fable.

It is a superbly shot, viscerally acted ensemble drama of group dysfunction among blue-collar families in the Rome suburbs at the tail end of a sweltering summer.

The film has a spectacular subtlety. [Full review in Spanish]

With Bad Tales, the D’Innocenzo brothers present a series of cruel episodes with no emotional catharsis.

Mounted with well-developed characters and preserving tension at all times, Bad Tales is a terribly cruel, darkly compelling, sometimes-obscene film.

Favolacce wants to be considered important and clever without really saying nor investing in anything.