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.
Film adaptation of the classic Victor Hugo novel with Liam
Neeson and Geoffrey Rush and Valjean and Javert, respectively.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Discussions of a woman having had sex and becoming pregnant.
References to prostitution and using sex to survive.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A man is kicked several times and then beaten with rifles.
A woman is knocked to the ground and a man slaps a woman. A man smashes another man's head
against a wall. A man and woman are fired upon and a boy is shot. A woman is cut by a
sword and a woman is threatened with a gun. A gun battle leaves many people wounded or
dead; a cannon is fired into a group of people and several people are killed by firing
squad (some blood is evident). A man and a woman climb on a rooftop and nearly fall off. A
man commits suicide by drowning himself. A runaway carriage crashes.
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PROFANITY 2 - One anatomical reference, several insults and mild
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Stealing, poverty, prison, prostitution, determinism vs. free
will, unfair social and political conditions, obsessive behavior.
MESSAGE - Criminals are not born criminally inclined; they become criminals
due to poverty, hardships and society's indifference. A small act of mercy can have a
tremendously beneficial effect in someone's life.
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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