Shizam-Kids’ Movie Review

What’s the magic word…it’s Shazam!! Shazam is the story about a 14-year-old boy named Billy Batson (Asher Angel). Billy is a troubled foster child who runs away from various foster homes. However, his life dramaticaly changes the day he meets a dying wizard named Shazam. The wizard tells Billy he’s looking for someone “strong in spirit, pure in heart.” Suddenly the wizard gives Billy the ability to transform into a muscular adult superhero (Zachary Levi) by saying the magic word…Shazam. Shazam is a DC Comics superhero based comedy. Fun movie for the whole family!

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: April 4, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 11+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: Mild

• Characters go into a strip club. A kid asks Shazam if he saw any boobs.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• A lot of slapstick, superhero violence.
• The villain is scary, he unleashes “The Seven Deadly Sins” monsters that come out of his eyes and they kill people.
• Some characters disintegrate, they’re shot with guns, thrown against buildings, walls and concrete.
• A character is thrown out of a window, another one’s head is bitten off.
• There are a lot of chase scenes and battles.
• We see fights with bullies and school kids.
• Property is destroyed.
• There’s a terrible car crash in the beginning of the movie, we see a guy lying in a puddle of blood.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• We hear “ass,” “s–t,” “hell,” “douchebags,” “butt,” “moron.” Middle finger is shown.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

• Shazam buys beer at a convenience store. He and Freddy take a sip of the beer and spit it out as they don’t like it.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

Overall this is a fun and entertaining film. Having said that, parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and moderate language.Depending on the child I recommend this for kids ages 11 and up.

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