Endless Love-Teen Movie Review

Aah…one’s first love is always memorable, especially for high school graduates Jade Butterfield (Gabriella Wilde) and David Elliot (Alex Pettyfer). Jade is a very privileged and beautiful seventeen year old girl heading for Brown University in the fall. David(Alex Pettyfer) is a part-time valet hoping to take over his father’s auto shop, with no plans to attend college. Even though the two teens went to high school together, David never had the courage to talk to Jade. So when he asks her to go on a joyride in a Maserati (a car he was supposed to park, not drive around) things change forever and the young couple fall madly love. However it’s not all bliss for the teens as Jade’s father will do whatever it takes to keep them apart. After all… no one is good enough for his little girl. Endless Love is a remake of the 1981 Brooke Shield’s movie about the joys and hardships of a teenage romance.

Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: March 27, 2014
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Excessive
Violent Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
Will it Appeal to Teens? Yes

Talking Points:

Even though Jade’s father thinks he’s that David isn’t good enough for his daughter, David truly respects her, loves her and ultimately wants  her to be happy.

Parents need to be aware of the sexual content. The young lovers are madly in love and have many sexual encounters without much thought or consideration of the consequences. Great parent/child conversation.

The film is very predicable and a little corny.

Sexual Content: Excessive

• The young lovers have their first sexual encounter in the Butterfield house. David sneaks into their home late at night, we see sexual movements as the couple lie under the covers near a glowing fireplace.
• Throughout the film Jade and David kiss, cuddle, make out and even bath together.
• There’s a brief scene showing an extramarital affair.

Violent Content: Mild

• A character punches another character.
• There is a car crash scene, we see the injured character in the hospital with several cuts and a broken wrist.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• The f-word is said once. We also hear, “d–n,” “a–,” “h—,” and “p—.”

Drugs and Alcohol: Mild

• We see teenagers drinking out of red  cups…assuming it’s alcohol.
• Adults are shown drinking alcohol at a party.
• There’s talk of teenagers getting high.

Will it Appeal to Teens? Yes

• The theater was filled with teenage girls. I interviewed two seventeen year-olds. They loved the movie and said, “It has the perfect amount of fluff, just what teenage girls want on Valentine’s Day.”

Overall Endless Love is a romantic drama, one that teenage girls will enjoy. Parents need to be aware of the sexual content throughout the film.

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