• Is it age appropriate?

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 11.

• Is it any good?

  2.0

• Common Sense says

  Geena Davis brings girl power to the pirate ship.

Why We Rated This for Ages 11–13

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  While it's great to see a strong, assertive female in the sort of testosterone-fueled action-hero role, the idea gets lost amidst the pillaging, plundering, and thieving. The bad guys (in addition to a pirate who's a worse outlaw and thief) are generally law-enforcers. One of them enthusiastically joins the pirates. Despite the Jamaican scenery, white people make up most of the cast.
• Violence:

  Lots of sword fights/stabbings, fiery explosions, gun, and cannon fire. The heroine gets shot in the hip, and bullet is extracted without anesthesia.
• Sex:

  Heroine gets dressed after sex in opening scene. She spends parts of the film dressed in tight-fitting and/or wet bodices, at one point masquerading as a prostitute. Much spoken sexual innuendo, crotch- and breast-groping, and references to body parts.
• Language:

  Mostly "hells," and "whore" used to indicate a prostitute.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Much drinking, especially by the heroine, and even by her monkey, and she snaps out of it with no ill effect.

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