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.
Steve Martin is a fake faith healer preying on the praying
faithful by being part circus clown and part hi-tech sleuth. When he gets stuck in a
dried-up Kansas hamlet, he puts on a good show until a real miracle occurs.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Comments insinuating sexual relationships ("she wants
me" and "you need a man") and wanting sex. One scene where a man is shown
in a towel, bare-chested, and a woman is shown in a pajama top, after presumably having
had sex. One romantic kiss.
VIOLENCE/GORE 0 - None.
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PROFANITY 4 - Lots of scatological references and some references to male
genitalia. Sexually explicit hand gestures. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Religion and faith vs. fake prophets, the possibility of
actual miracles, greed, pre-marital sex, redemption.
MESSAGE - God works in mysterious ways, and He, probably, does exist. Faith
shall be rewarded.
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