Bad Genius Review: SAT Cheating Thriller Gets a Passing Grade
In this modern retelling, titled “Bad Genius,” a group of resourceful high school students from Seattle devise an audacious plan to outsmart the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test). This remake of the 2017 Thai film incorporates racial undertones into its exploration of class and economic disparities. The talented cast breathes life into a script with moments of questionable logic, predictability, and an unbelievably improbable climax. Despite the seemingly impossible nature of their mission, the film effectively conveys that the privileged often bend or break rules to their advantage.