Rush-Teen Movie Review

Michigan vs. Ohio State, the Yankees vs. the Red Sox and race car drivers James Hunt vs. Niki Lauda. Three different sports with the same goal…to beat their competitor. Set in the 1970‘s Rush is the story about Formula One rivals; Britain’s James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth), a fun loving handsome guy who likes to drink and have fun with the ladies, and Austria’s Niki Lauda, an arrogant perfectionist who doesn’t care what people think about him. In this sports drama we see not only the excitement and rush of the auto races, but the lives of the drivers who will do anything to win the Formula One title.

Rating: 2  out of 5 buckets
Release Date: January 28, 2014
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Excessive
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive
Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

Talking Points:

James Hunt and Niki Lauda are fierce competitors. The competition and drive to be the world champions motivated them to improve and become better racers. Having said that, through all the competition, they truly cared and respected one another. This could spark a great parent/child conversation.

Parents need to be aware of the excessive sexual content in the film. I read that director Ron Howard wanted to  capture the popular culture of the time period.

Sexual Content: Excessive

• We see Hunt in many sexual encounters with several different women. Images include topless women, bare backs, explicit sex scenes in the shower, a hospital and in an airplane.

Violent Content: Moderate

• Hunt punched a reporter in the face several times.
• We saw an accident in one of the races, where the driver was trapped in a burning car, he was severely  injured.
• When Lauda was in the hospital, the doctors stuck a vacuum down his throat to clean out his lungs, that was a disgusting scene.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• The f-word was said numerous times. We also heard “h–,” “b–tard,”and “a–.”

Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive

• Hunt continuously drank alcohol throughout the film, even sometimes before a race.
•   We saw Hunt smoking cigarettes and marijuana.

Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

Overall Rush is an entertaining and interesting sports drama. As I previously mentioned, parents need to be aware of the excessive sexual content, profane language and drug and alcohol contents portrayed throughout the film.

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