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.
Demi Moore and her son fear for their lives when she's
called to jury duty on a Mafia don's case. Also with Alec Baldwin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Anne Heche, James Gandolfini, Lindsay Crouse, Tony Lo Bianco, Michael Constantine, Matt
Craven, Michael Rispoli, Julie Halston, Frank Adonis, Matthew Cowles and Polly Adams. [1:58]
SEX/NUDITY 5 - Some mild sexual innuendo and passionate kissing. A man and
woman are lying in bed together and he's on top; they're both naked (only their bare
shoulders are visible) and we hear moaning. We see a woman's bare breasts clearly and for
a fairly long period of time. A woman's bra-clad cleavage is also shown.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - A man is shot repeatedly (there's blood on his forehead
and shoulder) and a teenager runs screaming and we hear a gunshot as he's killed. A
shootout with some bloody results. We see a body with a puddle of blood under its head. A
man drives recklessly and nearly hits a boy, a car goes over a cliff and a car explodes
with someone inside. A man threatens a woman with a gun and forces her to swallow pills
which will kill her. A woman yells at, shakes and slaps a boy.
the review continues below...
PROFANITY 7 - 15+ F-words, some anatomical references and many scatological
references and mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Jury duty, the Mafia, motherhood, vengeance, stalking.
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