How to Be Really Bad

This is a high school feel-good movie, much better than any Disney made-for-TV movie or series. The Netflix description and absurd 14+ rating (not to mention impossible to find by browsing) results in a lot of the intended audience not knowing that this movie exists.

The movie is in German and has English subtitles. But it isn't too dialogue-heavy, so there is plenty of opportunity to enjoy the film without constantly reading.

The premise is pretty original - it could have gone a lot of different directions but somehow ended up as a high school comedy, with fun creative takes on the different high school tropes. The film doesn't waste time on random scenes or rambling dialogue - every scene and conversation pushes one of the several plotlines forward.

The acting, directing, and editing are all top-notch. You can tell it's not quite Hollywood, but at the same time it's not an artsy indie film or a made-for-TV movie. At least 6 members of the cast had what I call "presence" and really immersed you into the film. It makes me want to explore contemporary German cinema to see what else is out there.

One could nitpick some of the plot elements and character decisions, but at the end of the day it's a high school comedy and it delivers 100%. One small nitpick is that one of the love interests had a great introduction and personality, but then the film made him too passive for second half of the film, taking away his fun persona.

An "evil" teen comedy. The devil's daughter, Lilith was to be as evil as her father but she is charming and in love instead. (Not as charming as Samuel... 😉) The performances of all the actors are convincing as hell! The movie has a perfect plot twist. Loved it!! 😈😈

I haven't seen many German movies. I liked some of them, others were just fair. This one is really good and smart. It's one of those movies which makes you smile at the end. Although the end and many actions may seem predictable for many experienced viewers, the movie is witty and funny. The devil's daughter has to turn someone good into a bad person, and then her father sends her to the house of a very kind naive and silly girl who does not have a boyfriend. Right at the beginning, you can see that the bad girl willl have a hard time trying to turn that sweet girl into a wicked one. There's never a boring part. The pace is good and entertainement. It's just worth every piece of your time. Much better than a lot of nice American romcoms.

Tired of her life in hell, a teenage demon named "Lilith" (Emma Bading) convinces her father--none other than "Satan" (Samuel Finzi) himself--to allow her to go to Earth to tempt mankind into committing evil deeds. Not quite sure she is up to the task; Satan acquiesces under the condition that she compels an innocent high school girl named "Greta Birnstein" (Janina Faust) to do something evil. Not only that, but he gives her exactly one week to do it. The problem, however, is that in the process of trying to lead Greta astray, she meets a teenage boy named "Samuel" (Ludwig Simon) who intrigues her and, the more time they spend together, the more complicated things become for all concerned. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that, in spite of the film's dark overtones, this movie was quite suitable for general audiences. Admittedly, there were some scenes which weren't as humorous as they could have been, but even so, I enjoyed this film for the most part, and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

Ah it is so fun if you can use another movies title, that is a fitting description, while it has nothing to do with the other movie you just used the title from. This is not Conjuring or anything close a horror movie, even though we have the devil in our midst. Well his daughter.

So you know what you will get into - do not blame the movie if you don't like it on that merits. It is aimed at teenagers and female ones at that. That doesn't mean that the feelgood vibe of it (that does not make too much sense if you think about it, just don't then) won't affect anyone else too. Good actors for the genre and the low budget this had.