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 an army test-pilot in 1939, and when his love
is hit by a truck and is rendered comatose, he decides he can't take waiting for her to
die. He convinces George Wendt, a genius who has discovered a way to suspend life, to
freeze him for a year. But he awakens in 1992.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Gibson is nude when he awakens from his 50 year nap. We see
him from the side and briefly from the back. He quickly wraps a jacket around his waist.
Three kisses.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - There is a woman shown lying in the street after having
been hit by a truck. We see no blood, but her body is twisted. There is a scene where a
woman is being beaten by a man. She is saved by Gibson, who punches him out, and we see
one bloody nose.
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PROFANITY 2 - Some mild scatological language and anatomical references.
Nothing too extreme, or frequent. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Undying love, death.
MESSAGE - Love conquers all. Don't be afraid to tell the person you love how
you feel: it may be the last chance you'll ever get.
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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