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.
An FBI agent successfully infiltrates the Mob. With Johnny
Depp and Al Pacino.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Sexual innuendo, a brief shot of a woman's breasts. A couple
kiss passionately as the woman tears her shirt off and we see her bra; the man is laying
on top of her.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - A few people are shot and killed with lots of blood and
screaming. A man is hit in the back with an ax. Close-ups of bullets tearing into legs
with blood spurting and splattering. Some very bloody corpses are seen. A man cuts up some
bodies and we see a brief glimpse of bloody body parts; we see him hacking away on a
bloody leg as he gets sick. A man is viciously beaten with lots of blood on his face and
shirt. A few scenes where people are beaten up and slapped and punched. People are
threatened with guns. Animals kill each other on a television program.
the review continues below...
PROFANITY 10 - 100+ F-words, many anatomical references, some scatological
references and some mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Undercover work, betrayal and dishonesty, friendship, the
Mob.
MESSAGE - Even if it is your job, it isn't right to betray your friends.
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