Here is my short and unedited review of Jason Bateman's directing and acting effort "Bad Words"
Vulgar profanity and witty jokes simply act as fillers for this average comedy.
Starring Jason Bateman, 'Bad Words' tells the story of a 40 year high school dropout who, by finding a loophole in spelling bee contests, competes against high schoolers as a sort of revenge for his missed childhood.
The jokes are funny but few and far between, and the entire movie relies a little to heavily on Bateman.
Although the humor of 'Bad Words' is reminiscent of a lighter version of 'Bad Santa'...and along the lines of what I would consider funny, this film did not keep me entertained. Jokes aside, the interaction between characters is weak and any non-Bateman related scene were lame.
I love me some Jason Bateman, and you can clearly see his humor stamped throughout the film, but the story is thin and unfortunately- despite positive reviews, I can only recommend this movie as a weekend comedy filler.