Hot Pursuit-Teen Movie Review

Rose Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) basically grew up in a cop car. Between sitting in a car seat as a baby to her prom in high school, Rose was always riding along with her dad in the back seat of a police car. Rose idolized her father and wanted to be just like him: a San Antonio police officer. Her work ethic is amazing; she knows the laws and follows every rule in the book. And while she tries to appear intimidating, her petite stature makes it difficult to fulfill the part. However the day she pulls a “Cooper,” tasering and setting the mayor’s teenage son on fire, is the day she becomes the joke of the station. Eventually her reputation changes when Rose is asked to escort Daniella (Sofia Vergara), a mobster’s wife who is obsessed with her glittery high heels and revealing outfits. Daniella needs to get to a safe house in Dallas before a federal trial begins involving the mob. Now the action begins as these two misfits overcome several obstacles while hoping to get to Dallas safely.

Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 11, 2015
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Most Pre-teens and Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

The film is comical in parts, but overall pretty silly and very unrealistic!

Sexual Content: Moderate

Daniella (Sofía Vergara) wears tight fitting low-cut outfits throughout the film. In one scene she takes off her dress, exposing her bra.
Rose (Reese Witherspoon) also shows cleavage.
A man is shown naked, we only see see chest and backside.
Rose and Daniella pretend to be lesbians, kissing and fondling one another.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

We see several men shot and killed.
One character accidentally shoots off the end of his finger.
We see character’s hitting and punching one another.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

We hear “d–n,” “a–,” “h—” and “b–ch.

Drug and Alcohol Content:

We see character’s drinking at a party.
Daniella drinks small bottles of alcohol from a hotel mini-fridge.
A car, with cocaine in the trunk, is hit by a truck. We see white powder everywhere. Cooper gets a little crazy as she inhales the drug.

Will Most Pre-teens and Teens Like It?

The film may appeal to some kids as it stars Sofía Vergara from the popular TV show Modern Family.
I interviewed three pre-teen girls who thought it was funny. They liked seeing Reese and Sofia in a film together.

Overall this is a silly comedy. For the most part it’s appropriate for pre-teens and teens, however parents need to be aware of the moderate violence and sexual contents.