ajrg-17-381639 Review of Bending All the Rules

Bending All the Rules (2002)

Interesting carny culture and short of that short

[2/10 · 19 September 2015]

The acting was awful so was the sound, the plot was terrible but the carny culture summary from her childhood was good and we were hoping to have her molested or something liked turned into a thief as a kid so we could get into it. Maybe she tries to overcome sexual abuse or being a real delinquent. But no. And why did her father want her? And why did her mother want to leave? What was her history? But the main character was awful and there were some really bad shots of her. The directing was worse. I think it could have been good with a rewrite and better casting and editing. Anyway it missed although it really was not the worst film of all time. How did it get made? It must have been someone knew someone. But I actually thought the carny characters and her Dad were very good. Even Bradley Cooper was not awful but forgettable. So it gets a 2 from me.