Clearly Larry Clark wanted to be Bijou Phillips’ ob/gyn.
Perhaps Bully’s reputation of being extremely disturbing set my expectations too high; don’t get me wrong there are some truly shocking moments (the "amateur teen night" with sleazy grown men comes to mind) but the movie isn’t that interested in building up the tension to a brutal murder and would rather fantasize about all the drugs and sex that teens have.
The dialogues and relationships are poorly written (not diving into…