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.
Kevin Costner plays an aging Detroit Tigers pitcher
standing at the crossroads of life: behind him is his glorious 19-year baseball career;
ahead of him is life with the woman he loves. With Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena
Malone, Brian Cox, Michael Neeley. [2:00]
SEX/NUDITY 4 - Some sexual innuendo (including a reference to a flashlight
doubling as a vibrator). A few quick kisses and two rather passionate kisses, one of which
takes place in an elevator and the couple ends up in bed together (we don't see them
passionate in bed; we just see him the next morning, fully clothed, talking to her while
she's still in bed covered by a sheet). We see a man and woman lying in bed together,
presumably post-coitus (again, no nudity). We see a woman in her underwear and a sports
bra, a man wearing underwear and a shirt, a shirtless man (seen in a few scenes), and a
presumably nude but sheet-covered woman in bed.
VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - A man's hand gets caught in a table saw; we don't see
the hand go into the saw but we do see the man holding up his bloody arm afterwards.
the review continues below...
PROFANITY 5 - One F-word, several anatomical references, many scatological
references, a few mild obscenities and insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Loyalty, drinking, sex, relationships, friendships,
single-parenting, teenage pregnancy, professional sports, making tough decisions.
MESSAGE - A perfect game in baseball isn't such a perfect occasion if
you can't celebrate it with the person you love.
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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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