Bad Influence (2025 film)
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| Spanish | Mala influencia |
| Directed by | Chloé Wallace |
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| Based on | Mala influencia by Teensspirit |
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| Cinematography | Beatriz Sastre |
| Edited by | Mario Maroto |
| Music by | Pedro Merchán |
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| Distributed by | Tripictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Bad Influence (Spanish: Mala influencia) is a 2025 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Chloé Wallace (in her directorial debut) based on a Wattpad story. It stars Alberto Olmo and Eléa Rochera.
Plot
The plot follows the relationship between wealthy girl Reese and the troubled criminal Eros, the bodyguard Reese's father Bruce has hired to protect her.[1]
Cast
Production
Written by Chloé Wallace and Diana Muro,[2] the screenplay is based on Teensspirit's Wattpad story Mala influencia, released in a physical format by Random House in 2021.[3] The film is a Nadie es Perfecto and N&L Films co-production.[4] Reportedly horrorized by the watching of Three Steps Above Heaven, Wallace did not want the character Eros to fully conform to hetero-cis-normativity.[1] Filming began in Valencia.[3] Shooting locations in the Valencia region also included the Ciudad de la Luz studio in Alicante.[1] Naiara performed the film's main theme "Mala influencia".[5]
Release
Distributed by Tripictures,[6] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 24 January 2025.[5][7]
Reception
Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering that while [the film is] not precisely set to revolution the genre, "Wallace's hand as director and screenwriter is noticeable, and appreciated and, above all, [the film] establishes a good starting point".[8]
Johnny Loftus of Decider.com wrote that the film "has hotness and hunkiness going for it. What it doesn't have is much that kept us interested, beyond the sense of will-they-or-won’t-they excitement at its core".[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sisí Sánchez, Alberto (17 April 2024). "Así se rodó 'Mala influencia', el primer largometraje de Chloé Wallace (que adapta un fenómeno literario global)". Vogue.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (21 January 2025). "Los estrenos del 24 de enero. 'Mala influencia'. El peligro del amor". Aisge.
- ^ a b "Ruedan en València la adaptación cinematográfica del éxito de Wattpad 'Mala Influencia'". Valencia Plaza. 8 February 2024.
- ^ Hopewell, John (19 May 2023). "Ex-Netflix Exec Juan Mayne Launches N&L Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ a b Losilla, J. F. (12 December 2024). "Naiara da el salto al cine". Heraldo de Aragón.
- ^ Cazallas, Javier (11 October 2024). "Mala influencia, la adaptación del éxito de Wattpad, presenta su póster con vistas a un estreno en 2025". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Osco, Nelly (7 May 2025). "Lista de actores y personajes de "Mala influencia": quién es quién en la película española de Netflix". mag – via El Comercio.
- ^ Román Almansa, Enid (24 January 2025). "Crítica de 'Mala influencia': se pueden hacer películas adolescentes serias". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Loftus, Johnny (9 May 2025). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bad Influence' on Netflix, A Spanish Movie About Young People Crushin' (Even Though It's Forbidden)". Decider.com.