Marley and Me Review

Based on the best selling memoir by John Grogan, Marley and Me is a love affair between a dog and his family. Most moms would recognize Marley, he’s like a child stuck in the terrible twos. Part of the movie was the families relationship with their dog, the other part was the husband and wife relationship. It’s a warm, funny and entertaining which affirms the importance of family.

Rating: Four out of five buckets
Release Date: March 31, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

See the trailer here!

Talking Points:

Marely is high strung, boisterous and uncontrolled; he crashes through screen doors, rips up couches, chews on books, chairs, rugs, toys; he even gets expelled from obedience school.But at the same time, he’s boisterous and uncontrolled with his love. As John narrates, “ A dog doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, clever or dumb. Give him your heart and he’ll give you his. How many people can make you feel extraordinary?” This could spark some great parent/child conversations.

Many moms would be uncomfortable with the profanity and sexual components to the movie.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• There are women wearing skimpy bikinis, the couple goes skinny dipping, and there are some sexual jokes and provocative conversations.

Violent Content: Mild

• A women is attacked by a mugger, we see her collapsed by her car, covered with blood.
• Slapstick silly violence with Marley. Marley chews on chairs, rugs, toys and many other things.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• Words such as “h–,” “b–ch,” “a–,” and “b–tard,” are used.

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

• Characters drink wine and beer.

Overall I enjoyed this movie, however I feel it could have been rated PG13. After the movie a mom said to me, “Now I have to give my 8 year old “the talk”. My 12 year old kept saying, “It should be PG13”. Sometimes parents should be aware of before seeing this movie.

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