Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh, after reconciling
following a year-long separation, host a sixth-year anniversary party for some close
friends, only to have the happy event quickly deteriorate into an evening full of
jealousy, regret and loss. Also with Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Cates, Jane
Adams, John C. Reilly, John Benjamin Hickey, Parker Posey, Denis O'Hare, Ryan Rose, Mina
Badie, Jennifer Beals, Matt Malloy, Michael Panes and Clara Demedrano. [1:55]
SEX/NUDITY 5 - A woman takes off her dress and we see her bare breasts, two
women swim topless in a sort of water ballet, and a woman wanders through a house topless.
A woman is shown changing her clothes and we see the sides of her bare breasts. A woman is
shown sensually kissing a man's knee and then they kiss, he kisses her stomach and back,
and they writhe around on a bed. A man and woman are shown in bed in the midst of having
sex -- they are interrupted. A man and woman kiss passionately. A man and woman are shown
lying in bed together a couple of times (he is bare chested and she wears a tank top) and
she caresses his face lovingly. A woman tries to kiss a man but he pushes her away.
VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - A man slaps a woman in the face. A man and woman quarrel
several times, once very enthusiastically. A man slips into unconsciousness while
underwater, but is revived by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. A girl is shown covered with
suction cup arrows and a boy holds a bow ready to shoot another one at her.
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PROFANITY 8 - 59 F-words, 14 scatological terms, 10 anatomical terms, a
couple of sexual references, some mild
obscenities and name-calling and some religious
profanities and exclamations. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Parenthood, responsibility, abortion, fame, celebrity,
jealousy, elitism, regrets, true love, drug/alcohol use and abuse, neuroses, sexual
ambivalence, the death of a sibling.
MESSAGE - Having children will not save a marriage.
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