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.
Adam Sandler is a nearly thirtysomething "kid"
who must go back to school to prove to his Dad that he can run his multimillion dollar
business.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - A great deal of talk about sex and some groping: the male
principal makes passes at Sandler, hugging him and passing him suggestive notes. A bus
driver talks about having had sex with a teacher, and looks up her skirt as she boards the
bus. Sandler's housekeeper flirts with him even though she's quite a bit older. Sandler
kisses a photo of his girlfriend and simulates caressing her breasts. A scene of
strip-tease which doesn't amount to much.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - Sandler plays a vicious game of dodge-ball hitting the
kids with the ball very hard. A clown falls off his stilts and a stream of blood comes out
of his mouth. A man flails about on fire while cooking, a man is shot in the buttocks (a
bullet hole is seen) and a car slides on a banana peel and goes over a cliff.
the review continues below...
PROFANITY 5 - One F-word, 15 scatological terms, and a handful of mild
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Doing your best, winning parental approval.
MESSAGE - Even when your goal is to please someone else, it's more important
to be true to yourself. School isn't just for kids -- adults need to keep learning too.
A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we
started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were
not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many
older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please
keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period.
While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are
limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process.
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