Exposes us to the true horror of what's going on in these kids' lives.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
9 Aug 2001
rotten:
Neither killers nor victim are drawn from life, just from lurid teen-exploitation pictures past.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
17 Aug 2001
fresh:
Clark's probing camera leers, but it also reflects truth, providing visions of a hard reality most of us would be unable to comprehend and unwilling to face.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
17 Aug 2001
rotten:
Closer to teen pornography than to teen tragedy.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 Sep 2001
rotten:
The moral wasteland of suburban youth has been examined, earlier and better, in The River's Edge. Clark's leering leads nowhere: In Bully, he has nothing new to say, and, in the end, no real point to make.