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.
Mel Gibson is a man who sees a governmental conspiracy in
everything and Julia Roberts is the Justice Department attorney to whom he tells his
secrets.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - Kissing.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - Some people are shot; a couple are shown with blood on
their chest and torso. People are pistol-whipped a few times. A man is hit in the face
with a steel rail, another with a steel chair. A crotch kick. A man is held underwater in
a couple of scenes. A couple of men are shot in the water -- with lots of blood. A man is
tortured with strobe lights (eyes taped open and injections). A man bites another's nose
-- there's a lot of blood. A man falls down steps in a wheelchair and part of the chair
pokes through his side with blood shown on his stomach. A man is pushed through glass and
falls. Throughout the film a man has a bloody, cut nose. A man has blood on his chest and
face and a woman has blood on her hands. Explosions, falls, chases, reckless driving, a
few scuffles, threatening with guns.
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PROFANITY 5 - Two F-words. Some scatological and anatomical references. Many
mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Conspiracies, government, the Justice Department,
assassinations.
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