Did you ever copied in your exams or helped your friends to copy you? I think most of us did one of these two. Well, this movie "Bad Genius" is also based on such a plot where students get into cheating. But the most enjoyable thing is it contains some mind-blowing techniques that would blow your mind and we will be also astonished at whose talent can be sold. Some have talents but lack money. On the other hand, some have huge amounts of money but they don't have enough talent to score good marks. It has some sad parts too. Let's move into the movie.
Bad Genius is a Thai movie directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya and I had to watch it through English subtitles. Lynn, the first character from whom everything was started in my point of view. Many people don't have financial comfortability but they do desire to provide the best education for their kids. Lynn also belongs to such a family and she is a very talented girl. On seeing her sharp brain she got an instant scholarship in that school. We all remember our first interaction/impression with a new person. So did happen with Grace and Lynn and they became friends.
Lynn helped grace in the exam hall and she got a very good score that she could never attain by her capability. These are normal but Lynn got an offer for helping others to copy her in other subjects in exchange for a good amount of money. Here Lynn didn't agree but later she changed her mind to do that. I think it's because of the money her father will have to pay as the maintenance cost which is not included in her scholarship. Lynn thinks it is one kind of cheating from the school to them. Maybe that forced her to agree with that.
There is another character named Bank. He is also very talented as Lynn. I felt sad for him mostly. He also belongs to an insolvent family and is also looking for a scholarship to study abroad. He did tell about other students copying Lynn and the thing of Lynn get caught and she was banned from an opportunity to study abroad in full free scholarship, participating on behalf of that school and now only Bank is on that race. But Bank didn’t want to do that because he was just being honest so that no one could copy Lynn but he didn’t know Lynn had taken money for that.
Oh, I forgot another thing. That copying thing in return for money was all made by Pat, boyfriend of grace. Pat belongs to a rich family but he doesn’t have the talent to score some good results and make his family happy. Passing the school level they made a huge plot to cheat in an international exam, STIC exam and for that Lynn needs the help of the Bank too. But he is honest and won't admit it. It was very sad to me how they made Bank agree to that and then B7ank did take revenge for that pretty well by using the best of the situation. Actually, I was thinking whatever trick they are playing, whether this also happens in real life or not. Some have talents and some have money and they are taking it as a win-win case for them.
Personally, I did feel very sad for Bank because he could have led a normal life and get the scholarship by his own talent. He shouldn’t have taken any risk of cheating for anyone and risk his career. Lynn saw the need for money and walked through that way is fine to me, she did wrong and needed to feel some pain or risk whatever we may assume. Grace was very jolly and friendly towards Lynn and I liked that. Pat's character was also impressive how he managed such a big game. These four will lead the whole movie. Actually, I loved the movie and was astonished to see their moves one after another. Worth watching. I would love to rate it 9 out of 10.