Exhaustion of mind and body is the primary sentiment in this sensitively observed family drama, drawn with an intimacy that is palpable and uncompromising. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
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Shock: it’s when you hurt so bad you don’t feel anymore,” says Ed (Michael Harney: Ocean’s Thirteen). He’s ostensibly talking about physical, medical shock, but it’s debatable whether he and the rest of his hard-put-upon family are already past that point emotionally, or merely wishing for it. It’s Christmastime 1999 in New York’s remote borough, Staten Island… a metaphor, perhaps, for the social isolation of the Kendall family. Son Kent (Johnny Whitworth: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance), a military veteran suffering from Ptsd and possibly Gulf War syndrome, is not able to take care of himself; neither is his sister,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Shock: it’s when you hurt so bad you don’t feel anymore,” says Ed (Michael Harney: Ocean’s Thirteen). He’s ostensibly talking about physical, medical shock, but it’s debatable whether he and the rest of his hard-put-upon family are already past that point emotionally, or merely wishing for it. It’s Christmastime 1999 in New York’s remote borough, Staten Island… a metaphor, perhaps, for the social isolation of the Kendall family. Son Kent (Johnny Whitworth: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance), a military veteran suffering from Ptsd and possibly Gulf War syndrome, is not able to take care of himself; neither is his sister,...
- 2/11/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The kitchen sink’s thrown against the wall with bathtub, toilet, and whatever else made of easily-shattered porcelain in the house following right behind—this is Mark Kemble‘s Bad Hurt. Adapted from his semi-autobiographical play “Bad Hurt on Cedar Street” with the help of Jamieson Stern, the film depicts a dysfunctional family that drew the shortest of straws in terms of volatility and hardship. But with that burden comes the capacity for strength in love to somehow overcome. Doing so is difficult, enough that the attempt will prove futile time and time again, but it is possible. More suffering will arrive on the horizon as hard truths needing to be uncovered and accepted to approach calm appear and it’ll all destroy as surely as it’ll galvanize.
This is far from a simple story, but one quickly dismissed as contrived or melodramatic. While it’s both those things...
This is far from a simple story, but one quickly dismissed as contrived or melodramatic. While it’s both those things...
- 2/9/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Screen Media Films and Verdi Productions have acquired worldwide rights to Bad Hurt, Mark Kemble's drama that premiered at Tribeca last year. The film will hit theaters and VOD day-and-date on February 12. Bad Hurt chronicles a family's hopeful battle to stay together as personal demons and destructive secrets threaten to rip them apart. Theo Rossi, Karen Allen, Michael Harney, Johnny Whitworth, Ashley Williams, Calvin Dutton and Iris Gilad star. Kemble and Jamieson…...
- 1/5/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: Here is an exclusive first look at Bad Hurt, the Mark Kemble-directed film that premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival and marks the first producing effort from Theo Rossi. Rossi, who played the tragic, tattoo-headed biker Juice in the FX drama Sons Of Anarchy, produced the film through his New York-based production company Dos Dudes Pictures. He stars in it alongside Karen Allen, Johnny Whitworth, Michael Harney, Ashley Williams and Iris Gilad. Rossi feels it…...
- 4/15/2015
- Deadline
Family is only as strong as the effort put in by everybody to sustain those bonds. But even the most perfect family can have those connections strained by things outside of their control, life events that suddenly arise, incidents from the past coming back to the surface. And in the upcoming "Bad Hurt," slated to make its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, one family is pushed to the limit. Co-written and directed by Mark Kemble, and featuring "Sons Of Anarchy" star Theo Rossi along with Ashley Williams, Karen Allen, Johnny Whitworth, Michael Harney, and Iris Gilad, the Staten Island-set story follows the Kendalls, who have been dealing with grief and claustrophobia, as they care for one child with special needs and another with Ptsd. And when a secret from the past is revealed, it threatens to tear them apart, and uproot their sense of stability. And in this clip,...
- 4/3/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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