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.
Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey are two top-notch police
negotiators pitted against each other.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - Kissing and sexual innuendo.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - Threatening with guns in some scenes and several scenes of
gunfire: A man is shot in the shoulder (some blood), a man is shot in the arm (some
blood), a man is shot in the side and his hand is bloody from holding the wound, a man is
shot in the leg, a man is shot in the head with blood splattering onto a windshield, and a
man is shot a few times in the chest with blood seeping out of the wound (we see the last
two scenes several times). A man is hit on the head. There are some explosions and fires,
especially during a commando raid. Blood is seen on a floor. A man puts a gun to his own
neck.
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PROFANITY 8 - About 88 F-words, many mild obscenities and scatological
references, and some anatomical terms. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Law enforcement, hostage negotiation, being framed.
MESSAGE - You must do everything you can to clear your name.
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