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.
In the sequel to the comedy "Friday," Ice Cube
hides out with his relatives in the suburbs when the neighborhood bully he helped put
behind bars breaks out of prison. Also with Mike Epps, Don DC' Curry, Tamala
Jones, Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr., Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon, Sticky Fingaz, Amy Hill,
Andy Linton, Clifton Powell, The Lady Of Rage, Lisa Rodriguez, Lobo Sebastian, Jacob
Vargas and Kim Whitley. [1:33]
SEX/NUDITY 6 - Lots of sexual innuendo and a couple of kisses; also, in a
couple of scenes a woman licks a man's face and neck. A man pulls a man onto a bed
(thinking he's someone else) and begins thrusting into him; the man then rolls onto a
woman who's also lying in the bed and she holds onto him tightly as he struggles to
get away. We see a man wearing a leather hood and gag with a scantily clad woman tied to a
wall in the background; also, we see shelves of phalluses and some S&M clothing and
toys in a man's bedroom. A man carries a woman over his shoulder into a bedroom, then
we see him jump on top of her (he's wearing only thong underwear) as she lies on a
bed. A woman sits on a man's lap and moves rhythmically while he tries to unhook her
bra. A man slaps a woman's buttocks, a woman slaps a man's buttocks, a man
buries his face in a woman's cleavage and a man "bumps and grinds" a few
times. A woman passes out and her head falls into a man's lap. A dog humps a
man's leg. We see a condom floating in a hot tub. We see a few pictures of scantily
clad women as a man flips through a magazine; also, we see a poster of a woman's bare
backside. We see some scantily clad women, sometimes dancing suggestively.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - Nearly always played for laughs. A man drives into a man
standing in front of his car; the man holds onto the hood for a little bit before falling
off. We see two fistfights during which a man is knocked unconscious (he has a bloody
mouth). Some scuffles, shoves, punches, slaps, kicks, falls and foot chases. A man is
tackled, a man is hit in the head with a board, a man is tripped and a man is hit with a
flower pot. A man shoves a woman off his lap and onto the floor. A woman douses a
man's face with pepper spray and he appears to be in a lot of pain. A man's lips
are sucked into the end of a vacuum tube a few times. A man falls off his skateboard, and
the skateboard is then run over by a car. We see men bound and gagged with duct tape. A
woman "keys" a car and throws a brick through its windshield. A dog chases a
couple of people and a man tries to hit the dog with a belt. Some threatening with guns;
in a brief flashback, we see some people being shot at but not hit. We see a dog excreting
in a yard and later see a man fall into the excrement (he has brown stains on the back of
his clothing throughout the movie). Audible flatulence and several instances of
scatological humor.
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PROFANITY 10 - At least 85 F-words, lots of anatomical and scatological
references and lots of mild obscenities, insults and racial epithets. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Marijuana use, the suburbs, winning the lottery, theft,
criminals.
MESSAGE - You can always find trouble, even in seemingly safe places.
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