Bad Behaviour
Bad Behaviour
The film is a dark comedy about Lucy (Connelly), a former child actress who seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon (Whishaw) while she also navigates the close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter Dylan (Englert).
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 4, 2025
Probably the most disappointing of my Sundance 2023 slate. Jennifer Connelly stars as a former child actress that has checked herself into a wellness retreat run by Elon (name choice 🤮) played by Ben Whishaw. Connelly and Whishaw’s scenes together are probably some of the best the film has to offer. And when Connelly adamantly professes “I did not poop!” during one of the role playing sessions, was easily the funniest moment. Aside from that, the film just didn’t really amount to much for me. Dark comedy, I know, is a tough thing to pull off well. I had probably set expectations unfairly high for Alice Englert’s (Jane Campion’s daughter) debut feature.