BAD GENIUS Review: How to Win Fake Friends and Influence Wrong People [Video]

Since we live in a time when every single film ever produced should be remade at least once, it’s fair to expect a new reimagining of some intellectual property come out every other few week or so.

Some of those, like the recent English-language version of Speak No Evil, manage not only to capitalize on the already existing qualities of the original, but to also expand on them and possibly introduce something novel. Right now, it’s time for a new take on Bad Genius (Chalard games goeng) – a memorable Thai hit from 2017 about a brilliant highschooler who helps her well-off classmates cheat during exams.

The 2024 film, shot in English and transferring the setting to Seattle, is penned by J.C. Lee (for whom it’s a feature directorial debut). And yes, it is one of these remakes that manage to tweak the already existing concept.

The highschooler in question is Lynn (Callina Liang), who is accepted to a high-brow private …