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.
When Jean-Claude Van Damme fails to take a dive in a boxing
match, he has to join the French Foreign Legion in order to escape the thugs he
double-crossed. Co-starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Steven Berkoff, Nicholas Farrell and
Ana Sotrenovic.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Some sexual innuendo. One kiss. One scene takes place in a
brothel; it's implied that two men have sexual relations with prostitutes there. We see
many men's bare posteriors as they're showering. Women in a burlesque show lift the front
and back of their skirts (we see their underwear and a little bit of their buttocks).
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - Lots and lots of men are shot, stabbed and attacked with
guns, bayonets and bombs during several battles; we see lots of dead bodies on the ground,
blood on wounded soldiers' clothing, and a few times we see blood squirting from gunshot
wounds. A man is tied to a horse and dragged through the sand, then he's hit in the head
and shot in the chest (we see blood on his clothing). A man threatening another with a gun
is shot and killed. A man is surrounded by a group of men with bayonets; we hear but don't
see him being stabbed. A man holds a gun to his head; the camera pans to the ground and we
hear a gunshot. We see a few fights (one is a professional boxing match) involving
punching, kicking, shoving and choking; we see a few small abrasions and cuts on faces. A
man is hit in the head with a plank. A man shoves a woman onto a couch. Bombs destroy a
fort.
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PROFANITY 3 - Several anatomical references, a couple of scatological
references, many mild obscenities and several insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - War, death, gambling, loyalty, honor, courage, friendship.
MESSAGE - Even in the face of adversity, you should never give up.
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