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    Comedy

    Comedy movie reviews

    Tall Girl-Kids Movie Review

    Jodi (Ava Michelle) is a six-foot-one 16-year-old high school girl. She’s a talented pianist, and a very intelligent girl who just wants to fit in socially.  Things get complicated for Jodi when the new student Stig (Luke Eisner), appears at school.  Stig is a tall, handsome Swedish exchange student who Jodi is instantly smitten over. She even starts to wear her hair down and dresses up for school. However, the drama begins when all the other girls in her grade like Stig as well…though someone has a crush on Jodi too.  Tall Girl is an original Netflix movie appropriate for kids ages 10 and up.

     

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: September 13, 2019
    MPAA Rating:
    PG
    Best Age Group:
    10+
    Sexual Content:
    Moderate
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Mild
    Crude or Profane Language:
    Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    None
    Will Kids Like It?
    No

     

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Teenage couples kiss.
       
       
       

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • A guy riding a bike smashes into a parked car.
    • A guy on a bike smashes into a parked car.
    • Two boys get in a fist fight at a house party.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • We hear “pissed,” “suck,” “crap,” and “biatch.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall, Tall Girl is appropriate for kids ages 10 and up. However, kids may get a little bored by the film.

     

    Emma-Kids Movie Review

    Emma Woodhouse (Anya Taylor-Joy)  is a charming young aristocratic twenty year old. Sadly, her mother passed away when she was a child so she lives with her father and manages his estate. However, Emma tends to get bored. After she arranges the marriage of her governess, Emma needs a new project so she decides to find a suitor for Harriet Smith. Harriet is a young woman from the local boarding school for underprivileged girls. Emma hopes to raise Harriet’s place in society and fine her the perfect man. The drama begins when Emma tends to meddle a little too much and finds herself in quit the dilemma. Emma is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved classic novel, Emma.

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: March 20, 2020
    MPAA Rating:
    PG
    Best Age Group:
    12+
    Sexual Content:
    Moderate
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Mild
    Crude or Profane Language:
    Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    Mild
    Will Kids Like It?
    No

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Moderate

    • Partial nudity -we see a man’s bare back side.
    • Discussion of matchmaking, courtship and marriage.
    • Flirting.
    • Passionate kisses at the end of the film.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: None

    Crude or Profane Language: None

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Adults drink wine and liquor at social functions.

    Will Kids Like It? No

    Overall, Emma is a charming story, however it’s a little slow and may not be entertaining for kids. Mature high schoolers may find it appealing.

    Faith, Hope & Love-Kids Movie Reviews

    Faith, Hope & Love is a heartwarming romantic comedy about Jimmy Hope (Robert Krantz), a widower, and father of two girls. When Jimmy meets his daughters’ dance instructor, divorcée Faith Turley ( Dancing with the Stars’ dancer Peta Murgatroyd), his life changes. Jimmy and Faith are both going through some trying times. Jimmy’s job is on the line, he must land the account of a dating app company or he’ll lose his job. Meanwhile, Faith needs to win a ballroom dance competition to save her dance studio. When Jimmy agrees to be Faith’s dance partner, the couples perspective on life changes as they discover faith, hope and love.

    Rating: 5 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: March 15, 2019
    MPAA Rating:
    PG
    Best Age Group:
    10+
    Sexual Content:
    Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Mild
    Crude or Profane Language:
    Mild
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    Mild
    Will Kids Like It?
    Yes

    Talking Points:

    • There’s a religious element to the film which states that faith, hope, and love are very powerful.
    • The movie highlights that if you’re tired and weary, God will give you rest.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Kissing.
    • Discussions of infidelity.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • A family is recovering from a death of a parent.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • “Hell.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • A character frequents a bar a lot. We see him drinking beer.
    • We see characters drinking at a party.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a wonderful heartwarming comedy, appropriate for kids ages 10 and up.

    Dumplin-Kids’ Movie Review

    “A swimsuit body is a body with a swimsuit.” That’s what Willowdean “Will” Dickson (Danielle Macdonald) says when her mother is shocked when she wants to enter a beauty pageant.  Will’s mom, Rosie (Jennifer Aniston), is in charge of  the “Miss Teen Bluebonnet” pageant and was once a beauty queen herself. She loves her daughter but disappointed that Willowdean is not beauty queen material; she even calls her daughter “Dumplin,” as  Willowdean is an overweight girl and doesn’t particulary care about her appearance.  Will decides to rebel so she and her best friend sign up for the pageant along with a few other atypical girls. Dumplin is based on the 2015 Young Adult novel.

     

     

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: December 7, 2018
    MPAA Rating:
    PG13
    Best Age Group:
    10+
    Sexual Content:
    Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Mild
    Crude or Profane Language:
    Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    None
    Will Kids Like It?
    Yes

     

    Talking Points:

    • The film will spark some great parent/child conversations regarding body image, self confidence and mother/daughter relationships.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Kissing

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

    • Bullying and name calling to an overweight teenage girl.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “f–k,”  “s–t,” “hell,” “damn,” “ta-tas,”  and “butts.”
    • Name calling such as “whale,” “pig,” and “fat ass.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: None

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining comedy with a dramatic element.

     

    Knives Out-Kids’ Movie Review

    Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is a renowned crime novelist. He’s a successful and wealthy man who’s celebrating his 85th birthday. However, his birthday party doesn’t go so well. He argues with his family members over money, the business, and anything else that annoys him. Later that evening he’s found dead, with his throat slit open. Some think its suicide, others think a family member, or his devoted nurse, Marta (Ana de Armas), committed the crime. However, when Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), the best detective around, decides to solve the case, he unravels the truth about the family and discovers the mystery behind the crime novelists death.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: November 27, 2019
    MPAA Rating:
    PG13
    Best Age Group:
    13+
    Sexual Content:
    Mild
    Violent/Disturbing Content:
    Moderate
    Crude or Profane Language:
    Moderate
    Drug and Alcohol Content:
    Mild
    Will Kids Like It?
    Yes

    Talking Points:

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • There’s talk of masturbation.
    • It’s mentioned that a character had an affair.

    Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

    • We see a dead body that’s covered in blood.
    • Characters argue a lot-they punch and slap each other as well.
    • One character vomits numerous times-once on another character’s face.

    Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

    • We hear “f–k,” one time, we also hear “hell,”  “s–t,” “a–shole,” “ass,” “bitch,” “bastard,” and “goddamn.”

    Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown drinking at a party, smoking pot and smoking cigars.
    • There’s talk about a morphine addict.
    • A character is injected with medication several times throughout the film.

    Will Kids Like It? Yes

    Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for a family with teenagers.