Straight Outta Compton-Teen Movie Review

The streets of Compton, Californa were a dangerous place in the mid 1980’s. Straight Outta Compton is the story of five young men (Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren) who form a musical rap group, N.W.A. Their music communicates their experiences growing up with police brutality on the streets of Compton. The film highlights the lives of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Ice Cube, their relationship with music manager Jerry Heller, and their successes and failures of handling fame and fortune. The film’s title is the name of their 1988 debut studio album Straight Outta Compton.

Rating: 1 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: January 19, 2016
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 18+
Sexual Content: Excessive
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive
Will Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

• Straight Outta Compton demonstrates the injustices and brutal treatment African American’s endured in Compton, California in the mid 1980’s.
• The film portrays all police officers as corrupt, racist and violent.
• The N.W.A.’s lyrics is their way of communicating racial injustice and it is their way to retaliate. One of their most popular songs is called, “F— the police.”

Sexual Content: Excessive

• We see topless women in hotel room parties and swim parties.
• A couple have sex on a hotel bed in front of everyone during a party. We see explicit movements; they’re under the covers.
• One of the band members tells his brother to bring his “rubbers” if he joins them on tour.
• There are crude sexual references and comments made throughout the movie.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• There are several brutal fist fights;  characters are beaten and shot to death throughout the film.
• Police are shown treating innocent black people as criminals.  The victims are thrown to the ground,  threatened, harassed, frisked and handcuffed…while completely innocent.
• We see footage of the Rodney King assault by Los Angeles police.
• We see a riot in Detroit as the band is arrested.
•  In a fit of rage, a character uses a baseball bat and breaks everything in a music executive’s office.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• Seemingly every other word is a swear word…every swear word imaginable.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive

• We see a crack house with people preparing drugs to sell.
• We see characters drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana, cigarettes and cigars.

Will Teens Like It? Yes

• Teens are talking about the film. They are familiar with the music and storyline.

Overall this is an interesting film, however it is very inappropriate. Parents need to be aware of the excessive sexual, violent and drug contents, and the crude and profane language.

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