The Willoughbys- Kids Movie Review
Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby are not the best parents. They love each dearly, in fact so much they ignore their four kids. The children are not allowed to sing, play or do anything that might disturb their mother’s knitting. They eat whatever they want, and strangely enough the set of twins have the same name and share one sweater between themselves. The Willoughby children decide to send their parents away on a trip, hoping they’ll eventually be orphaned. However, Mr. Willoughby says, “We’ll hire a not-good nanny! For cheap!” Luckily for the children the nanny (Maya Rudolph) is kind and loving, and actually cares about the kids. When the nanny befriends Commander Melanoff (Terry Crews), the Willoughby’s candy maker neighbor, the children discover the true meaning of family.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: April 22, 2020
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Kissing.
- Several references to Mrs. Willoughby’s balls of yarn and joking about male anatomy.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- There is some cartoon violence. Characters get thrown out of windows, they get electric shocks, and fall from big heights.
- Character’s nearly freeze to death.
- When the parents are on vacation, the Willoughby kids destroy some of the knickknacks in their house.
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Character’s drink wine.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for the whole family.
