Fun Size Review

It was going to be a great Halloween for Wren (Victoria Justice) and her best friend April. The two high school seniors were invited to THE party of the year… life was good. However things changed when Wren’s mom told her she had to take Albert, her 10 year old brother, out treat-or-treating. Wren’s dad had recently passed away, and her mom wasn’t handling things well; she was dating a 26 year old party boy. Being the responsible girl that she was, Wren listened to her mom and took Albert out on Halloween night. That’s when the adventures began as Wren, her best friend, and her little brother went out trick or treating. Fun Size is a comedic film for teenagers.

Rating: 3 and 1/2 buckets out of 5.
Release Date: February 19, 2013
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 14+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes

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Talking Points:

Wren was the rock of the family after her father died. Joy (Wren’s mom) didn’t handle things quite as well; she started dating a 26 party boy, while Wren remained grounded and tried to help the family.

Albert, Wren’s younger brother, loved to play pranks on people; something you many not want your kids emulating.

There are some humorous parts to the film, but a lot of odd parts as well. We see a newly widowed mom enjoying her” boy toy” in front of her kids, we see two very quirky lesbian moms giving parental advice, and we see a young boy doing pranks throughout the film, while hiding from his sister.

Sexual Content: Moderate

There are several sexual references throughout the film.
Joy’s (Wren’s mom) boyfriend slept overnight. We see him the next morning walking around in his boxers, while Wren and her little brother are eating breakfast.
A teenage girl was trying to decide what to be for Halloween, though she said it had to be sexy!!!
We see suggestive dance moves at a party.
One boy touches another girls chest at a party. The couple end up sleeping together on the couch. Even though we don’t see anything, the next morning she’s disheveled…it’s implied that they’ve had a sexual encounter.
A guy strips and runs down the street naked. We see a blurred guy running down the street.
A guy at a party asks a group of girls which one would like to make-out, they all raise their hands….so does a boy.

Violent Content: Mild

Two bullies threaten to beat up the two nerdy boys.
A character accidentally sets an apartment on fire.
A very large man throws a guy on the floor, and smashes him through a door.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

“Sh–,” “a–,” “h—,” “d–n,” and “b–ch” are all said a couple of times, even by some adolescents.

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Moderate

We see teens drinking beer and hard liquor at the Halloween party.
We see character’s drinking Jell-O shots.
We see another character drinking a bottle of alcohol while getting out of his car.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

Overall this is a movie that teens may enjoy, however parents need to be aware of the teenage drinking and moderate sexual content in the film.

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