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.
George Clooney is a bank robber and Jennifer Lopez is the
U.S. marshal who tries to stop him but falls in love with him instead.
SEX/NUDITY 5 - Lots and lots of sexual innuendo and sexual tension. A man
and woman begin to undress (we see them in their underwear) and then kiss passionately
(nothing more is shown). Women wear some cleavage revealing outfits. A man is seen in a
bathtub.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - Several people are shot and killed or wounded. Prisoners
are fired upon and it is implied that they are killed. A prisoner is stabbed resulting in
bloody wounds. There is a bloody scene showing two murdered people. A man shoots another
man, a man accidentally shoots himself leaving a bloody head wound, and a woman shoots at
two men. Boxing matches. A woman hits a man with a metal rod and a man knocks a prison
guard unconscious. Some kicking, hitting with objects, face slapping and punching. A woman
slams a man into a wall and then to the floor. A woman is shoved into the trunk of a car.
An attempted rape. A man squishes a bag of goldfish. Threatening with guns.
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PROFANITY 10 - Over 50 F-words, more than 40 scatological terms, about 24
anatomical terms, about 15 mild obscenities, a racial slur and sundry insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Robbery, prison life, duty vs. personal feelings, law
enforcement.
MESSAGE - Lust can be stronger than duty. Even criminals can be basically
decent people.
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