Posted on January 10, 2007 at 12:38 pm
“This whole thing is about parenting,” explains the ironically named Sonny Truelove (Bruce Willis). He is telling an off-screen questioner about his son Johnny (Emile Hirsch). Or, the questioner is trying to get some answers from Sonny, but not making much progress. The credits come up as Eva Cassidy sings “Over the Rainbow,” and we …
Posted on January 8, 2007 at 12:43 pm
C| Lowest Recommended Age: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG for fantasy action and brief suggestive material. |
| Profanity: | Some colorful language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Kiss |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Sleeping drops |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Action peril and violence |
| Diversity Issues: | Strong female characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: | 2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: | 2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B000N4SHNU |
Director Luc Besson is known for his striking visuals and his mash-ups of sentimental, even corny moments with intense, graphic violence. At his best, in films like The Professional and The Fifth Element, these juxtapositions work well. But here, in his first film for a family audience, it feels more like a collision. The combination …
Posted on January 3, 2007 at 2:12 pm
C| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and some violence. |
| Profanity: | Brief strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Crude humor, scanty clothes |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Brief drug humor |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Action-style violence, shooting, kick-boxing, and punching |
| Diversity Issues: | Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: | 2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: | 2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B000NA21SG |
With a script that couldn’t find 22 minutes of jokes to fill a sitcom on the USA Network, even Cedric the Entertainer can’t make this attempt at comedy anything but inert. It want to be a spy spoof. It’s a spy doof. I know, that isn’t funny, but after sitting through a very long 84 …
Posted on January 2, 2007 at 3:51 pm
B-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor. |
| Profanity: | Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Kiss |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | None |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Cartoony peril and violence, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: | Class and gender equality is a theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | 2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: | 2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B000O58ZHQ |
As an Empress of Evil announces that she is in charge and from now on it will be “happily NEVER after,” the film appears to jump off the sprockets of the projector and a narrator interrupts with an important announcement. It seems the owner of a light blue coach with Narnia plates…and at this point …
Posted on January 1, 2007 at 4:12 pm
B-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for violent content, some thematic material and language. |
| Profanity: | Some strong language, racial slurs |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Some sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | References to drugs, drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Gang violence, references to Holocaust |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | 2007 |
| Date Released to DVD: | 2007 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B000NOK1KC |
Here is the formula for movies about idealistic young teachers who go into bad neighborhoods: 1. Idealistic teacher goes into bad neighborhood and is aghast at poor conditions and cynicism of the school administration. 2. Students treat teacher with contempt because he/she cannot possibly understand them. 3. Dedicated teacher demonstrates through persistence and unprecedented willingness …
