Sundance’s ‘Bad Behaviour’ strives to scrutinize mother-daughter relations through a darkly comedic lens and only comes up with grating incoherence.
to Lucy , and in many respects, it’s an accurate assessment of the divorced mom. Alas, one hears and sees Lucy’s wretchedness far more than one comprehends it, and that shortcoming proves to be emblematic of New Zealand actress Alice Englert’s maiden directorial effort, which strives to scrutinize mother-daughter relations through a darkly comedic lens and only comes up with grating incoherence.
The crux of the duo’s issues appears to be that Lucy was a lousy mom due to her depression and resultant detachment and callousness—all of which was brought about by Lucy’s bitter bond with her own mother. To cope with her gnawing dissatisfaction, Lucy has embarked on the latest in a long line of retreats, this time to a secluded rural getaway where she and others are spending time at a seminar titled “Get Lost with Elon Bello.
, the tone Englert is going for remains elusive, and more than a bit perplexing, with Lucy’s caustic combativeness and Dylan’s anguish never resonating as genuine.
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