I though I wasn't going to get my picks in on time as I couldn't think of films that fit this theme, only characters that were villainous. But at the last minute 3 came to mind. Don't forget to check out what
Wandering Through the Shelves picked, the blog that started Thursday Movie Picks.
1. Pretty Persuasion
Ok, so she's a teenager, technically still a child. Kimberly (Evan Rachel Wood) is privileged Beverley Hills bitch. She manipulates her 'friends' into lying about a male teacher sexually harassing them in the most convoluted plot of revenge and its not even against the teacher. There are no winners in this, not even Kimberley.
2. The Good Son
I saw this years ago so my memory of this film is not tip top but I do recall Macaulay Culkin being evil, a miniature psychopath. When Mark (a very young Elijah Wood) goes to live with his extended family after a tragedy, he starts to suspect then witness his counsin Henry's behaviour and soon his aunt does too. It comes to light that Henry (MC) is evil and that he drowned his younger brother and attempts to kill his sister and his mum. It all climaxes on a cliff edge, you know the drill.
3. We Need to Talk About Kevin
This has got to be the ultimate evil child, showing signs of being an evil villain right from the start. Even though the story is about the mother/son relationship, she blames herself for things he did but throughout his whole life he was awful, never really a moment of happiness, at least not shown in the film (should note, not read the book). It's all Kevin, he really is the epitone of 'someone people are just born bad'.
