Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Bad Night’

Written by Scott Edwards

Being a boss can have its ups and downs every day, but when you surround yourself with the best people, this does not have to be an issue. But it can be difficult to find the best people for the job since there may only be a few quality free agents out there that are looking for work. You can always try to find someone that is tenured and knows the job inside and out, but they cost more than the newbies.

Most of the time you are forced to find someone fresh to the industry and hope that they are willing to take the job as seriously as you do and if they do, your job becomes much easier. But even then, sometimes you're in a hurry to staff up, meaning you have hire someone without doing any quality research and then it becomes boss/buyer beware because until you work with them...you never know what you are going to get in a brand new employee.
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While on a class trip to see the wonderful history of art, best friends Kate and Abby are caught up in an explosion on the bus. While everyone gets sick from the buffet they attended, Kate and Abby are fine and want to get out of the seedy hotel that they are being forced to stay in by their sickly teacher. With her father’s credit card, Kate is able to convince Abby to sneak out and get some new clothes, along with a decent meal. Not using their own names when calling for a ride, the two girls become part of something bigger and more sinister than they could have ever imagined.

On the other side of town, Ari is looking to make one of the biggest scores of his career so he can move from his crappy home and build his dream, a roller skating rink. Hiring Viceroy and Monarch to steal a valuable painting for him, he needs his old friend Wheels to facilitate their every need during the heist. But instead of picking up the tenured art thieves, Wheels picks up Kate and Abby and does not understand their intentions while taking them all around town. As the heist is pulled off successfully by the professionals, Kate and Abby are discovered to be a fraud and taken by Ari’s men when he finds out that they are holding out on him. While Abby is held for questioning, Kate becomes privy to who Viceroy and Monarch really are and needs to bring her game up a notch to save her friend from the evil art dealer.

Mistaken identity movies can either be very depressing or very fun, this one was very fun. I loved watching the girls tear up the town and have a great time doing so while having no idea what trouble they were going to get into. The twist in the story surrounding Viceroy and Monarch was pretty good as well since they are the art thieves everyone is looking for but have alternative motives. But their driver steals the show when all he does is asks questions and will never shut up, even when the two are on the job. The choices you make can lead to many different outcomes and although a majority of them are positive, it might be good to use your own name, since you never know who or what might be following someone else’s. Happy Viewing.

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