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.
A reporter (John Cusack) investigates Southern culture in
the midst of a murder trial.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Lots of sexual innuendo (including references about female
and male anatomy, transsexuals, homosexuality, incest). A nightclub scene with a
transsexual performing and suggestive dancing. Cleavage revealing outfits. Kissing.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - A man threatens others with a broken bottle. Prints of
blood on a floor. A corpse with some blood on its mouth and shirt. A man is shot a few
times leaving some blood (this is seen a couple of times in flashbacks). A fight between
two men (also seen a couple of times). We see blood on a corpse's face and back and this
is seen a few times in flashbacks. A corpse is seen in a hallucination and it smiles and
blood streams from its mouth.
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PROFANITY 7 - About 16 F-words, many mild obscenities, many scatological
references, some anatomical references. [profanity glossary]
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