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Aug 05, 2014ManMachine rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
(In regards to this documentary) - When it came to the likes of bullying, I found it rather peculiar that director Lee Hirsch chose to zero-in on this vicious activity within the very boundaries of America's "Bible Belt" States. Like (within this vast nation of the States), is this area of the USA really supposed to be where the most focused incidents of teen bullying is taking place? If this is so, then it certainly gave this viewer the impression that there actually might be a direct correlation between the act of bible-thumping and the desire to be a nasty, little bully. Of course, there can be no denying that this decidedly cruel business of bullying is a mighty tough and touchy subject to tackle and deal with both in an objective and responsible manner. For one thing, producing a documentary (like this one) that completely concentrates on the victims of this viciousness only results in an imbalanced viewpoint and doesn't offer one any reasonable solutions to the problem. What a documentary of this one's nature really needs to do (and this one didn't) is to offer the viewer some clear insight into the motives of bullies and, with hidden cameras (of course, a big no-no), go into the homes of these bullying culprits to expose what it is there that breeds this sort of behaviour from behind closed doors. Though I believe that this documentary was made with the very best of intentions in mind, one of Bully's main problems was its inability to hold its audience's rapt attention, throughout. If you were to show Bully to your teens, I really doubt that it would have enough clout to sustain their undivided interest for more than 15 minutes, at most.