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A group of high school business team seniors try to eliminate a rigged college admissions system.. A remake of the Thai film Bad Genius (2017). At the beginning of the film, there is a scene that shows Lynn calculating the cost of commuting to the private school she attended. The film showed a stack of public transportation tickets clearly marked with the SEPTA logo, which stands for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. SEPTA operates in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Half a minute later, the film identifies the city where Lynn and her father live as Seattle. Roots References (1977). Bad Genius (2024) is a remake of the 2017 Thai film of the same name. It uses the original 2017 film as its recipe – down to the dialogue, the settings, the atmosphere, the ambitions of the characters, even the placement of the characters in the scene. It follows that recipe exactly, only veering slightly towards the end and changing a few minor elements of the original plot. It somehow becomes a lackluster, lazy, and forced experience. To understand why, we need to talk a little bit about the original 2017 film and what made it so special. Bad Genius (2017) is a film that I loved so much that I’ve watched it more times than I care to admit; so yes, I’m biased. It has its faults—it’s a bit cheesy at times with the sound effects and direction choices—but it lands as a successful and engaging heist film. It was a huge hit in its home country of Thailand and across Southeast Asia. But it’s what this film did differently that drew me to it so much. The original 2017 film took on the challenging task of writing intelligent characters and placing them in a testing atmosphere that would otherwise be boring on film. It’s somehow incredibly suspenseful. It took four fantastically cast main characters who had little to no previous acting experience and made them stars. Its production was through the roof and included some great effects from its soundtrack to the on-screen text overlay used to convey its message. Lynn was *smart*. She came across as a genuinely intelligent young woman of exceptional talent who had a loving father she cared for; testimonials from the original authors. Her relationships felt natural and the supporting cast took care of that with their acting and chemistry. Her methods and schemes were portrayed throughout the film in a satisfying and enjoyable way. Her relationship with her father was emotional and well-acted on both sides. The story had pace and purpose, but most of all it had TENSION. And all of this was filmed and produced in a country that probably doesn’t consider itself a cinematic powerhouse. Bad Genius (2024) has none of what it’s trying to copy. The remake somehow manages to take all the right ingredients – lighting, suspenseful music, same plot, same characters – and turn it into a sloppy rendition of what feels like a weak dub of the original. It has no great moments. It has no charm. It has almost zero emotion. Lynn (2024) *acts* intelligent, but we don’t get the feeling that this character is truly a genius. The classroom scenes *feel* like they’re trying to convey tension, but mostly come across as silly. The supporting cast is lacking. It’s not even remotely exciting. All we’re left with is a good father figure, courtesy of the great Benedict Wong, and good acting from Callina Liang, who tries to give life to the poor rendition. There’s no reason to watch it. Watch the original if you haven’t already (or just want to watch it again) and thank me later.
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