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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. |
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Al Pacino is the New York City mayor and John Cusack is the
deputy mayor, knee-deep in corruption.
SEX/NUDITY 0 - None.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - Two men shoot each other -- there is some blood. A stray
bullet kills a child and we see a blood streak on his back. A man is shot in the head --
we see blood smear a telephone booth as he slides down. A man is threatened with a gun. A
dead body is shown with staring eyes and open mouth. A man shoots himself in a car.
PROFANITY 8 - About 15 F-words, many scatological references, some mild
obscenities, an anatomical reference. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Politics and political corruption, honesty, the Mafia.
MESSAGE - You can be a politician and still be decent and honest.
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Special Keywords: S0 - V4 - P8 - MPAAR |
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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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