The film likewise received positive responses from international critics . On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , it has an approval rating of 100 % based on seventeen reviews , with an average rating of 7.93 / 10 . Reviewing the film for '' The Hollywood Reporter '' , Clarence Tsui wrote , " '' Bad Genius '' scores high marks as a ceaselessly entertaining thriller that cedes little ground to the cheap comedy and sentimentality of recent Thai hits . " And according to '' Variety '' &apos;s Maggie Lee , " '' Bad Genius '' deserves full marks for a whip-smart script that makes answering multiple-choice questions as nail-biting and entertaining as '' Ocean 's Eleven '' . " There were also mixed opinions regarding the ending . While Sarah Ward wrote in '' Screen '' that " the feature never shouts its message , nor lets it get in the way of its lively heist-like action , " the '' South China Morning Post '' &apos;s Ben Sin commented , " It ’s an odd narrative departure which gives the impression that Thailand 's film censorship system is as strict with moral guidelines as is its mainland Chinese counterpart . " '' Bad Genius '' dominated the 27th Suphannahong National Film Awards , held on 11 March 2018 for Thai films released in 2017 . The film won a record-breaking twelve categories , including Best Picture , Best Director and Best Screenplay , as well as Best Actor and Best Actress . It also set a record for number of nominations received ( sixteen nominations in fifteen categories , i.e. every category except Best Original Song ) . At the Bangkok Critics Assembly Award , the film received eleven nominations in ten ( out of thirteen ) categories , tying in number of nominations with indie film '' ThaiBan The Series '' , and won nine , including all five main categories . '' Bad Genius '' was also nominated for Best Screenplay at the 12th Asian Film Awards , where Chutimon won Best Newcomer . It was one of the four finalists considered by the National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations for Thailand 's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not chosen , in favour of 2016 's '' By the Time It Gets Dark ''
12th Asian Film Awards
12th Asian Film Awards
Bad Genius