My apologies for writing 'Very good' at the beginning of every review I write, but I just cant describe it any other way! I absolutley loved this movie-as with all Mirimax films. but this is by far the best mirimax film I've seen. Sooooo... I was like OMG at blockbuster today cause I was like OMG I need a saturday night movie! So I asked Dave and Iris and they said okay lets watch it. So we watched it and I was stunned. It's like so simple, yet so complex. There isn't too much bad stuff. The usual, dotty language here and there, sex behind the curtains, etc. But then there was that shocking assualt scene like half way into the movie, and I had my hand over my mouth, and my little sister who is eleven couldn't take it (she doesn't like violence, which I never expected out of this movie. rMaybe I should have read the rating!) But I finished it with my friend and we loved it! I highly recomend it for thriteen and up!
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Chocolat
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Fabulous French fairy tale for teens and up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Chocolat
Parents need to know that Vianne never married her daughter's father, and that in a flashback we see that she and her own mother left her father to wander. Vianne gives some chocolates to one woman to use as an aphrodisiac, and we see the gleam in her husband's eye as he watches her, after he eats them. Later, a dog who eats some of the chocolates is similarly inspired (brief shot of dogs having sex). There are mild sexual situations with brief and inexplicit nudity. There is some social drinking and a scary fire (no one hurt). A character dies peacefully.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why the Compte is so threatened by Vianne and her chocolates. He seems to feel that his efforts to keep himself and others from feeling joy and passion will help him avoid sadness (and dishonor) from the desertion of his wife. Why do Vianne and Roux wander? Why is there one person whose favorite she can not guess? What is the significance of Anouk's imaginary friend? Why is Armande's daughter so angry with her? What do you think about the priest's conclusion that we are judged by what we do and those we embrace rather than by what we stay away from and those we exclude? Families might also want to talk about what some of the names mean in English. For example, reynaud means fox and roux is the base that holds a soufflé together.
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- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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gosh... Is there any other way to describe it? VERY GOOD!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Perfection for the whole fam!
I loved this movie sooo much I even read the book! Its good for guys and girls above 8 coz of mild sensuality and a very brief scene of violence
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
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It IT A PERFECT movie for the whole family!! Just a mild sensuality scene two body ojumping on each other shoulders shown. But apart for
- I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
Fun, Sweet Fairytale/Chick-Flick
Chocolat is a sumptuous French fairy-tale filled with magic, romance, and a good deal of delicious-looking chocolate! The story is original and captivating, and the messages about tolerance and enjoying life are excellent. There is some violence: we see a nasty bruise inflicted on a woman by her husband, a man commits arson (we see people screaming), a man breaks into a house and attacks three women, and townspeople are frighteningly xenophobic. There is also some (tasteful) sex: we see a couple from the shoulders up, moaning, another couple barely-covered by a sheet, and a third pair in shadow. There are also several discussions of chocolate's power to evoke passion. The nasty, intolerant people of the film become nice, and there is a "happily ever after" ending. Altogether, Chocolat is one of the most fabulous fairy-tales for teens and up.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Beautiful and poignant, yet not with a heavy hand
This film, is beyond amazing. It's message - that acceptance of those with differences is important, and that tradition is not infallible, has been delivered many different times, via many different mediums. However, this film sprinkles such an important message with realism, believable characters, amazing performances by the likes of Depp, Binoche, Dench, and Olin, and a light, yet essential layer of romanticism, making the two hours of your life required to view it seem like all of ten unbelievable minutes.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A nice little movie
This is just a nice, quirky, and funny movie. There isn't anything "bad" in it and JOHNNY DEPP IS IN IT! He doesn't show up until about half the movie is over though. Perfect for a family movie night, because it has a good message for kids and adults and teens won't get bored.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
very dramatic
im in french 2 and every year we watch it..... awesome movie!!! cant wait till we watch it again!!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A great little movie...quirky and funny, but also emotional and has a nice little moral at the end. Good for teens and up.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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