The Bad Seed
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Eileen Heckart, Henry Jones, Nancy Kelly, Patty Mccormack Director: Mervyn Leroy Brand: Warner Brothers DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1 Running Time: 129 minutes DVD Release Date: 2004-08-10 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Warner Home Video |
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Movie Reviews of The Bad Seed
Movie Review: melodrama to whip up fear of genetic determinism
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a crude plug for genetic determinism of a sociopathic child murderer. While some of the details of the plot are frightening - a child committing savage acts for the most mundane of motives - the one-sided assumption that it is purely because of "bad genes" ruined the experience for me. Sure, I admit my bias for a combination of genetic temperament with environment to explain who we become, so my revulsion is personal. I just think viewers should know about the film's message,