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 tomboyish female FBI agent (Sandra Bullock) must go
undercover as a beauty pageant contestant to apprehend a serial killer. Also with Michael
Caine, Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Heather Burns and Ernie Hudson. [1:50]
SEX/NUDITY 4 - A few instances of sexual innuendo, including references to
breasts, male genitalia, and a fake orgasm. Mild kissing. We see several women in bathing
suits. We see a few scenes in a women's dressing room; a few women are in their bras. A
man slaps a woman in the buttocks twice. A female mannequin has breasts. A man stuffs
padding into a woman's bra; a woman stuffs padding into her bra. One man is presented as
stereotypically gay.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A girl punches a boy in the face; a boy punches another
boy in the face. Threatening with guns. A man chokes on a peanut but is fine. A man puts a
knife to a woman's throat and threatens to cut her. Several shots fired in a couple of
scenes; a man is shot in the chest but survives (no blood). A woman knocks a man to the
ground, punches him a few times in the face, and kicks him. A woman kicks a man in the
face. A man and woman wrestle for several minutes, flipping, grabbing and kicking each
other. A woman is almost hit by a car. A woman screams in pain after having her bikini wax
ripped off. A woman trips several times. A woman has a bandaged cut on her nose. A beauty
crown explodes (it's not on anyone's head) and causes a fire and havoc. A female mannequin
explodes. A man pulls a woman into a pool.
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PROFANITY 5 - One implied F-word, several anatomical references, a few
scatological references, some mild obscenities and religious profanities, a few insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Beauty pageants, FBI investigations, love, deception,
winning at all costs.
MESSAGE - With a little work, a tough and mannerless woman can be molded
into a beauty queen.
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