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.
A diner employee (Skeet Ulrich) and an ice-cream truck
driver (Cuba Gooding Jr.) must keep a deadly chemical bomb chilled (it blows up when it
reaches 50 degrees Fahrenheit) and out of the hands of a vengeful former military officer
who's chasing them. Also with Peter Firth, David Paymer, Jim Grimshaw, Hudson Leick,
Dwayne Macopson, Judson Mills, Jordan Mott, Bob Penny and Tommy Smeltzer. [1:47]
SEX/NUDITY 1 - A man briefly kisses another on the cheek in happiness. We
see many shirtless men in one scene.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - A massive explosion kills many people; we see men with
very bloody sores all over their bodies, a man whose feet are missing (we see his very
bloody leg stumps) and a man whose skin has mostly disintegrated (his face and body are
extremely bloody). In another scene, an explosion causes a man's face to disintegrate
bloodily, then his entire body turns to ashes and falls to the ground. A few men's
throats are slit (we hear a slicing noise but see no blood), a man is stabbed in the chest
(we see some blood as he pulls the knife out), a few men are shot and killed (one has lots
of blood on his clothing and hands) and a man is shot in the leg (we see some blood spray
from the wound) but isn't fatally injured. A man on a motorcycle is hit in the head
by part of a truck and tumbles to the ground; we briefly see his lifeless, non-bloody body
lying on the side of the road. A man shooting at a moving truck is run over. Two men punch
each other repeatedly while inside and on top of a moving truck; one nearly falls off and
the other is hit in the head by a rock overhang (we see the impact and some spraying
blood) and falls onto the windshield of another car. A man knees a woman in the crotch and
head, then fights with another man (they punch and kick each other repeatedly). Some
shoves, kicks to the back and arm, and a man is hit in the face with a gun. A man is
briefly and mildly shocked when trying to fix something under the hood of his car. Two men
in a boat go sledding down a hill, through a thick forest, and fall off a cliff and into
water below (neither are injured). A growling dog jumps on a man and knocks him down, but
doesn't hurt him. Lots of threatening with guns and lots of reckless driving; a
couple of cars collide and one turns on its side, but no passengers are injured. We see
some fires and explosions, mostly due to bombs hitting cars and land. We see a corpse with
a bloody face and slit throat carried on a stretcher and a corpse with bloody clothing
hanging in a room a couple of times. We see several people with bloody facial cuts, a
wounded man spitting blood, a bloody fishing lure and puddles of blood on a floor.
the review continues below...
PROFANITY 7 - About 12 F-words, lots of anatomical references, lots and lots
of scatological references, lots of mild obscenities and a few insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Chemical bombs, the military, revenge, theft, brief marijuana
use.
MESSAGE - The unlikeliest people can become heroes.
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