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A group of high school seniors from an entrepreneurial high school crack down on a rigged college admissions system. A remake of the Thai film Bad Genius (2017). There is a scene early in the film where Lynn calculates the cost of a trip to a private school she visited. The film shows a stack of public transport tickets clearly marked with the SEPTA logo, which stands for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority. SEPTA operates in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Thirty minutes later, the film shows that the city Lin and her father live in is Seattle. References Roots (1977). Bad Genius (2024) is a remake of the 2017 Thai film of the same name. It uses the original 2017 as a recipe, down to the dialogue, setting, atmosphere, character ambitions, and even the placement of characters on the set. It sticks to that recipe exactly, with a slight departure from the end and a few minor changes to the original plot. For some reason, it becomes a boring, lazy, and forced experience. To understand why, we need to talk a little about the original 2017 film and what made it so special. Bad Genius (2017) is a film that I enjoyed so much that I’ve watched it more times than I care to admit; so yes, I’m biased. It has its flaws – it’s a bit clunky at times with the sound effects and directing choices – but it works as a successful and engaging heist film. It was a huge hit in its home country of Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia. But it was what this film achieved differently that really drew me in. The original 2017 film had the difficult task of creating intelligent characters and giving them an air of ordeal that would otherwise be boring. It’s somehow incredibly stressful. It took four fantastically cast leads who had no acting experience to make them stars. The production was truly impressive and featured some great effects, from the soundtrack to the on-screen text overlay used to deliver messages. Lina was *smart*. She came across as a genuinely intelligent young woman with exceptional talents, who had a loving father to look after; the original authors’ testaments. Her relationship felt natural, and the supporting cast made sure of that with their acting and chemistry. Her methods and schemes were presented in a pleasant and enjoyable way in the film. Her relationship with her father was emotional and worked well on both sides. The story had pace and purpose, but most importantly, it had tension. And all of this was shot and produced in a country that probably doesn’t count as cinema’s strong suit. Bad Genius (2024) lacks much of what it tries to copy. The remake somehow manages to take all the right ingredients – lighting, tense music, the same plot points, the same characters – and turn it into a sloppy interpretation of what feels like a bad dub of the original. It has no big moments. It has no charm. It has almost no emotion. Lynn (2024) *acts* smart, but we don’t think the character is actually a genius. The classroom scenes feel like they’re trying to convey tension, but mostly just feel silly. There’s a lack of supporting actors. It’s not stressful at all. The only thing we’re left with is a good father, thanks to the great Benedict Wong, and a good performance by Callina Liang, who tries to give the poor a chance at life. There’s no reason to watch this. Watch the original if you haven’t already (or just want to watch it again) and thank me later.