Movie

Bad Manners

1998 · 88 min

A tight, talky chamber piece where polite conversation curdles into suspicion and petty resentments, watched with a wince and a smirk.

Overview: Wes and Nancy are a married academics couple. One day they host Nancy's long-ago lover Matt and his current sexy girlfriend Kim. Matt is a musician and Kim is a computer specialist who helped Matt to make some discovery in his science. Wes suspects Kim of stealing 50 dollars from him and that starts tension, intrigues, mistrust.
How it feels: Tense, satirical, cynical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, deception, obsession, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
deception
obsession
class
identity
Places: single country house
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild