• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Strong cast is best part of tragic romantic drama.

Why We Rated This for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Enduring friendships, loyalty to family, and familial love are all highlighted. But on the other hand, a woman on the verge of getting married flirts and propositions another man, another woman verbally dresses down a character who's plainly vulnerable, and one man is clearly an alcoholic and indulges in destructive, alcohol-fueled behavior. In the present, characters deal with commitment and other long-unresolved issues.
• Violence:

  A key character is hit by a car; later, there's a close-up of his bloodied face. A shouting match between two main characters packs a hefty emotional punch.
• Sex:

  One couple shown in post-sex repose (bare legs and shoulders, but nothing else is visible); a fair amount of kissing. Men and women strip to their underwear before jump off a cliff to the sea below. Two friends make jokes about sex (but in a fairly genteel, 1950s way).
• Language:

  One significant use of "f--k" otherwise, fairly innocuous, with the occasional "damn."
• Consumerism:

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

  Lots of drinking. One character is clearly an alcoholic, drinking constantly (often to the point of fall-down-drunkenness) and at all hours. There's also plenty of smoking, in keeping with the '50s setting.

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