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Appropriate?

posted 9 years ago by samishoward
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Hi. This is a genuine question and I'd be very grateful to anyone who can answer. Would this film be appropriate to take a twelve-year-old to? My younger sister and I saw the trailer months ago and wanted to see it together, but then I saw that it's rated R for language. How much language is there and is a lot of it of a sexual nature? The f-word and general profanities should be okay (she's heard that before) but if there's very explicit sexual dialogue, I wouldn't be comfortable taking her.

[–] jfriesne 9 years ago

There's no explicit sexual dialog, or sex for that matter. The language wasn't bad enough for me to remember it (maybe I'm just used to it).

[–] Henahey41 9 years ago

There are a few f bombs but not a whole lot

[–] amountpastdue 9 years ago

i don't think a 12 year old would enjoy this movie. it is absolutely hilarious but i think a 12 year old wouldn't have any idea why.

[–] witeowlK 9 years ago

Yeah, I foresee a good deal of "ewwwwww!!!" and inappropriate laughter, but not much laughter at the actual jokes. Maybe I'm wrong, though.

[–] samishoward 9 years ago

Thanks for the feedback guys!

[–] badger-ken 9 years ago

From a language/nudity point of view, I think it'd be ok, and there's a postively-presented 13-year-old girl in a small role that your sister could identify with, but it's a small role, and I think 90% of the movie would bore a 12-year-old stiff (and i liked the movie!)

[–] vegaslover 9 years ago

The reason why we have ratings is so you don't have to ask people that question. If it's rated R, then don't take your twelve-year-old. It's that simple.

Your world must have very dry literature.

[–] modica 9 years ago

They use the F word 3 or 4 times. A movie gets an automatic R if there is more than one F word. The rest of the movie is tame, but I don't think that a 12 year old will appreciate this movie.

[–] Watchman-1 8 years ago

No. It's not that simple. There are any number of things that can garner an "R" rating, from language, to sexual activity, to torture porn. Everyone should be allowed to know why it got an "R". Everyone is allowed to ask.

[–] PacificHeights 9 years ago

There is a message in the film that doing anything to get the man you want, including sabotaging his relationship, is perfectly okay. That may not be a message appropriate for a twelve-year-old.

[–] SCsurfguy 9 years ago

And if it's a near 70 year old woman trying to sabotage the relationship of a guy in his 30s, then it's bordering on pathetic.
And yes, I'd say that if the genders were reversed.

[–] PacificHeights 9 years ago

Exactly. They've carried this to an extreme. He was nice to her and wanted to be her friend. She repaid him by ruining his relationship. There is nothing cute or empowering about that. Doris had a major character flaw in that department.

[–] MeganDrake 8 years ago

It was also a comedy, so not extreme.

[–] jacowium 8 years ago

You nailed it, PacificHeights. That is the one narrative element that bothers me most whenever I think of this movie.

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