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Money Monster-Teen Movie Review
Lee Gates (George Clooney) is known as the Money Monster. He hosts a very cheesy national cable show with dancing girls and colorful graphics while he recommends stocks to his viewers. He has a lot of followers who hang on his every word. However, one follower Kyle Budwell (Jack O’Connell), is not so happy as he lost all his money from one of the Money Monster’s stock tips. For revenge, Kyle invades the live broadcast, puts an explosive vest on the beloved host, and holds him at gun point. So now the TV show host and his trusty producer (Julia Roberts) must work together to save not only themselves, but the reputation of their popular show…Money Monster.
Rating: 2 and 1/2 popcorn buckets out of 5
Release Date: September 6, 2016
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Teens Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The film has an all-star cast with George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
Sexual Content: Moderate
- We see a couple in a sexual encounter. They are partially clothed.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- We see characters beaten and shot to death.
- The storyline shows the villain invading the stage of a live cable show. He demands the host to put on an explosive vest and holds him hostage.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
- We hear the f-word numerous times throughout the movie. We also hear “sh-t,” “p—y,” “a–,” “b–tard,” “b–ch,” “h–.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- We briefly see a character using cocaine.
Will Teens Like It? Yes
- Mature teens will most likely enjoy the suspense and thrilling aspect of the film.
Overall Money Monster is a suspenseful and somewhat entertaining drama. Parents need to be aware of the excessive profane language throughout the film.
Captain America: Civil War
The Avengers were born to protect and make the world a safer place. However things get complicated for the beloved superheroes. The United Nations wants to make an agreement which will establish a group to oversee and control the superheroes. This causes problems for the heroes; Captain America (Chris Evans) believes they should remain free without government control, and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) strongly disagrees, he’s okay with government involvement. Now the superheroes are divided and in an all out civil war. They’re not only fighting the bad guys, but they’re fighting each other.
Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: September 13, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see a couple kiss.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are several intense and brutal fights throughout the film. Characters are beaten up, kicked, punched, thrown around, and shot to death.
- A man is tortured and drowns as he’s hung upside down- above a sink full of water.
- A man is found dead in a bathtub.
- Superheroes fight with one another and fight bad guys.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “b–ch,” “d–n,” and “h–l,” throughout the film.
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
Overall this is an action packed film. Depending on the child this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.
Mother’s Day-Teen Movie Review
Mother’s Day follows the lives of four characters and their families. Sandy (Jennifer Aniston), a single mom whose ex-husband is marrying a younger woman, Jesse (Kate Hudson), a mom who doesn’t tell her parents that she’s married and has a son, Bradley (Jason Sudeikis), a widower with two daughters, and Miranda (Julia Roberts), a career woman who discovers a secret from her past. Each character has their own set of problems, however when Mother’s Day approaches they all recognize the importance and special role a mother plays in their child’s life.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 3, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
- The film is a little corny in parts and very predictable, however it has a wonderful message about the importance of all mothers!
Sexual Content: Moderate
- A young unmarried couple, in their twenties, live together and have a daughter.
- Women wear low cut tops. We see women in sports bras and yoga pants.
- It’s mentioned that a lesbian couple are married. They make a float for a Mother’s Day parade depicting a giant womb. There are several sexual references regarding the float.
- During a school play a child accidentally puts a lion costume on backwards with the tail sticking up in front. The audience was laughing at the tail.
- There are sexual jokes and references regarding tampons, bras, and big boobs.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
- We see a character fall over a second floor balcony, injuring his ankle.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- The f-word is said twice. We also hear “h—,” “a-hole” and “d–n.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking beer and wine throughout the film.
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
- The film will most likely appeal to teenage girls.
Overall this is an entertaining, though very predictable, film. Parents need to be aware of the moderate profane language and sexual references. Depending on the child, this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.
The Huntsman: Winter’s War-Kids’ Movie Review
“Love conquers all” is a quote people are familiar with and a common theme in a lot fairy tales. After Queen Freya (Emily Blunt) had been betrayed by her evil sister Ravenna (Charlize Theron), she was heartbroken and depressed so she moved to a northern kingdom to raise an army of huntsman to protect herself. Freya had the ability to freeze her enemies in ice so she created a cold kingdom and began stealing children from villages while teaching them to never fall in love. However, Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and fellow warrior Sara (Jessica Chastain) defied the horrid rule and fell madly in love. Eventually the couple united with Freya as they tried to end Queen Ravenna’s wicked reign with hopes that love will conquer all.
Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets out of 5
Release Date: August 23, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- We see a couple kiss while naked. They’re shown from their shoulders up.
- There’s discussion between the male dwarfs as to how much alcohol is needed to sleep with a female dwarf.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are numerous battle scenes where characters are impaled, slashed and beaten to death.
- We see characters bloodied and scared.
- Battlefields are covered with corpses.
- We see humans fighting with large monsters.
- Children are tortured, thrown around and hit with weapons.
- Eric is shot in the chest with an arrow.
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
- We hear “b–ch” and “a–.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Characters are shown drinking alcohol at an inn.
Will Kids/Teens like it? Yes
Overall this is an entertaining fairy tale. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.
Allegiant-Kids’ Movie Review
Allegiant is the third installment in the Divergent series. Allegiant continues following the lives of teenager Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley), and her boyfriend Four (Theo James). In this film the couple, along with some friends, escape beyond the wall that surrounds Chicago. On the other side of the wall they discover a futuristic city. They are taken to the Bureau of Genetic Welfare where they meet David (Jeff Daniels), the head of the agency. Tris discovers that David has been watching her since the day she was born, and knows everything about her. Eventually Tris and Four decide who they can trust as they try to survive in their dystopian society.
Rating: 2 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: July 12, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids/Teens Like It? No
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Tris and Four passionately kiss several times.
- Tris takes off her clothes to take a shower, though we don’t see anything as her naked body is silhouetted.
Violent Content: Excessive
- There are a lot of graphic and extremely violent battles throughout the film. Fights include punching, gunfire, and knives to the gut or neck.
- There are explosions with mass chaos. Raiders take children away from their parents. People are attacked and knocked out by tiny drones.
- Radiation turns the water and soil red. When it rains the water is red.
Crude and Profane Language: Mild
- We hear “sh-t,” “h–l,” “d–n,” and “a–.”
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- A truth serum is injected into people.
- A gas is administered to characters. The gas has the ability to wipe away their memories.
Will kids/teens like it? No
- Fans of the Divergent series will most likely want to see this film just to complete the series, however it’s not nearly as good as the first two movies.
Overall this is an action packed sci-fi film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film.