Nerve-Teen Movie Review

Nerve is a game like truth or dare minus the truth, you’re either a Player or a Watcher and the game is on the internet! This is a story about Vee (Emma Roberts), a high school senior who’s tired of always being in her best friend, Sydney’s (Emily Meade), shadow. Sydney is well known and popular, while Vee is always on the sidelines watching, she can’t even talk to the boy she has a crush on. However, everything changes the day Vee  becomes a Player and accepts a dare on the trendy, yet dangerous, new game called Nerve.  Vee gets roped into the game and accepts a series of dares that could potentially ruin her life. Nerve is based on a 2012 young adult novel.

Rating: 2 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: October 11, 2016
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

• Nerve is a very thought provoking film that highlights the dangers that can be involved with the internet. What people will do behind their screens.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• During a football game a cheerleader lifts up her skirt to reveal that she’s not wearing underwear. We see her back side.
• We see a couple in bed making out.
• Character’s are shown passionately kissing.
• We see a female character only wearing her bra and underwear.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• We see characters doing dangerous things for their dares. To name a few;  jumping off cliffs, walking on a ladder suspended between two high rise buildings and riding a motorcycle blindfolded while going 60 mph.
• A guy lays in the middle of railroad tracks as a train travels over him.
• We see a guy punch a girl in the face.
• We see teenagers with handguns as a crowd encourages them to shoot one another.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• We hear “h–,” “b–ch,” and  “a–.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

• Teens are shown drinking and smoking at a party. One character is very drunk.

Will Kids/Teens Like It? Yes

Overall this is an action packed and entertaining film. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violent/ disturbing content, along with the moderate sexual content. Depending on the child, this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.

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