Drama
Drama movie reviews
47 Meters Down- Kids’ Movie Review
Nothing like a vacation in Mexico. Beautiful resorts, crystal clear water, and entertaining night clubs. Sisters Lisa (Mandy Moore) and Kate (Claire Holt) are definitely enjoying their relaxing getaway in Mexico until Kate decides they need some adventure. Besides, Lisa’s boyfriend dumped her before the trip because she’s so boring so Kate wants to get her sister out. After a night of dancing and drinking they meet two handsome local men who invite them on a shark-watching expedition the next day. Now the adventure begins as Lisa and Kate join their new friends on a rickety old boat. Shortly after the girls enter the cage the cable snaps and the shark cage sinks to the bottom of the ocean…47 meters down. With limited oxygen and white sharks circling nearby, Lisa and Kate must try and remain calm and figure out how to survive.
Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 26, 2017
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- We see women in revealing swimsuits.
- One of the girls asks if the wetsuit makes her “butt look cute.”
- We see couples kiss.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There’s a lot of blood swirling in the water from bleeding wounds and disgusting chum buckets.
- There are shark attacks.
- Characters are trapped at the bottom of the ocean in a cage. There is a lot of suspense.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear the f-word once. We also hear “sh-t,” numerous times.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see characters drinking at a night club.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a suspenseful drama that will keep you at the edge of your seats. Parents need to be aware of the disturbing scenes.
Everything, Everything-Kids’ Movie Review
Maddy Whittier is an adorable teenage girl, though she’s not your average teen. She doesn’t attend the high school football games, she doesn’t play a sport or musical instrument, and she’s never even been to a high school dance. That’s because Maddy is housebound. She has a severe auto-immune disorder. Maddy lives in a beautiful home with her mother and has a nurse taking care of her in the day. However, Maddy’s life completely changes the day Olly Bright moves next door. Olly’s bedroom window is across from Maddy’s and the two manage to communicate through their windows. As Maddy gradually falls for the boy next door, she desperately wants to meet the boy next door…even if it means risking her life. Everything, Everything is based on a young adult novel.
Rating: 4 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 15, 2017
MPAA Rating: PG13
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? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Moderate
- The teenage couple passionately kiss throughout the film.
- The couple escapes to Hawaii. It’s implied that they’ve had a sexual relationship.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
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We see Olly and his father in a fist fight. They have a violent relationship.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- We hear “sh-t,” and “h–l.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- In one scene we see Olly’s father drunk.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall, this is a romantic drama which will appeal to pre-teen girls. Parents need to be aware of the sexual content. Appropriate for kids 12 and up.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2-Kids’ Movie Reviews
The group of misfit Guardians are back. Peter Quill (aka Star Lord) with his “Awesome Mix Tape Vol 2”, Gamora, the green warrior, Drax, the blue muscleman, Groot, the little tree-like creature, and Rocket, the cute raccoon. In this film the Guardians are hired by a powerful alien race to protect their expensive batteries from invaders. However, things get complicated when it’s discovered that Rocket has stolen the precious items, and so the aliens want to seek revenge. As the Guardians try to escape, the mystery of Peter’s parentage is revealed. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is an action packed science fiction film for tweens and up.
Rating: 3. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 22, 2017
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- As in the first film the characters are fun and entertaining. The soundtrack is great as well.
- In addition to all the violence there are messages stressing importance of helping others, family and friends.
Sexual Content: Mild
- It’s noted that Peter has been with several woman throughout the galaxy.
- There is sexual chemistry between Peter and Gamora. A woman states that Peter has sexual feelings for Gamora.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are fist fights and laser fights. Characters are hit, pounded to the ground, and skewered with arrows.
- There are massive explosions and numerous characters die.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- Groot is shown drinking alcoholic beverages..
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “d–n,” “h–,” and “d–k.”
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed four teenage boys who loved the film. Their favorite character was Groot.
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for tweens and up. Parents need to be aware of the science fiction action and violence throughout the film.
Power Rangers-Kids’ Movie Review
At times teenagers have a lot of stress in their lives with relationships, school, sports and peer pressure. Though it’s nothing compared to the pressure that the five teens from a small town of Angel Grove have. These teens are ordinary high school students dealing with day to day life. However, things get really difficult for the teens when the world is threatened by an alien attack led by villain Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks). Now these five ordinary teenagers are chosen to band together as the Power Rangers, and are sent on a dangerous mission to save the world. Power Rangers is based on the popular ’90s TV show.
Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 27, 2017
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The film highlights the importance of teamwork.
- Power Rangers might appeal to young elementary-aged kids, though its more appropriate for middle-school aged kids and up.
- This film has more violence, language and mature themes unlike the TV show.
Sexual Content: Moderate
- A female character strips down to her underwear and jumps off a cliff.
- One of the female Power Rangers discusses with a friend that she might be gay.
- The female villain shows up in Trini’s (a female Power Ranger) bedroom and seductively strokes her face and neck.
- There’s talk of masturbation.
- There are references that someone digitally shared a student’s inappropriate photo.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Characters are attacked, buildings are destroyed and blown up.
- Rita, the villain, drowns someone.
- Rita gathers the gold teeth that she’s removed from several victims’ mouths.
- The teen Power Rangers have scary visions
- where they see a street full of people all incinerated and turned into ash.
- Several characters are hit and killed by an asteroid.
- A train hits a van full of people; we see the van tumbling.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “sh-t,” “a–, “h—, and “b–ch.” A character starts to say, “m—–f—,” but then stops himself.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- The Rangers spend the night around a campfire, and it looks as though they’re drinking beer.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a fun and entertaining film. Having said that parents need to be aware of the violence and sexual content.
Kong: Skull Island-Kids’ Movie Review
They knew it would be more than a three hour tour, but it was way more than they expected. Kong: Skull Island follows a group of scientists who are on a mission to investigate a mysterious island in the Pacific. The jungle is beautiful and lush, however when the scientists arrive they hear rumbling noises… and it’s not Gilligan. It happens to be an enormous ape who’s trying to protect his habitat. Now the scientists must find a way to escape an island filled with dangerous creatures. Set in the 1970’s, this gorilla film is entertaining though violent.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: July 18, 2017
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- There is an all-star cast. To name a few: Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly and John Goodman.
- Among all the violence and drama, there are some comedic parts especially with John C. Reilly. He adds some light humor.
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see women in revealing outfits dancing provocatively at a Saigon bar.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Kong destroys a some helicopters, tearing the aircraft and occupants apart.
- Men are stepped on by Kong’s large feet, thrown around and tossed into Kong’s mouth.
- A gigantic, lizard-like creature eats soldiers and civilians.
- An enormous spider pushes its huge leg into a man’s mouth and down through his body.
- Kong and the island’s other monstrous inhabitants also fight one another in a huge battle.
- Kong and a large octopus battle one another.
- Soldiers use high caliber weapons and toxic gas to battle Kong.
- We see victims dismembered, stomped on, eaten, and tossed around.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear the f-word once. We also hear “d–n,” “sh-t,” “h—,” “b–ch,” b–tard,” and “a–,” throughout the film.
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We see characters smoking pipes, drinking shots of alcohol and beer.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- I interviewed some pre-teen and teenage boys who loved the film.
Overall this is an intense, action packed movie. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.