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Father of the Bride Part II

(1995, Rated PG, Comedy, Starring Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, Martin Short)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Lightweight family film is funny, but predictable.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 11 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    General overview of family presents caring, loyal, honest parents and children. Positive, thoughtful discussion of modern young woman's dilemma managing marriage, career, and parenting. Extremely stereotypical Middle Eastern character played for comedy. Strikingly effete character provides lots of laughs...he's a wedding planner, he's an interior decorator, he's an exercise guru.

  • Violence:

    Two dogs bare teeth at hero for comic effect. Momentary threat of hoodlums who shout from a nearby car.

  • Sex:

    Husband embraces wife in shadows; cuddling; warm kiss between husband and wife with suggestion of more to follow; married couple seen contentedly together after making love, no nudity.

  • Language:

    "Bitchin'," "swear to God."

  • Consumerism:

    Some products mentioned in dialog only: Coca Cola, Harleigh, Tums, Dom Perignon, Pepto Bismol, Geritol.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Couple shares wine after sex; a strong, fictitious sleeping pill (VASNICK) played for big laughs; family drinks wine at dinner.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Father of the Bride Part II

Parents need to know that the main plot line concerns the double pregnancy of a mother and daughter. Some issues discussed are menopause, childbirth, and labor. The intense labor and delivery sequences are mostly off camera, mild, and don't portray significantly painful episodes. An accidental prostate exam is played for broad humor, however, the true nature of the test will probably go over the heads of most kids. Middle Eastern homebuyer is presented as cartoon stereotype. An effeminate family friend is the source of much of the movie's humor.

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  • Families can talk about how the filmmakers show George Banks' difficulty in accepting the fact that he's getting older. Were those scenes funny? Did they help you understand him? How does the Banks family adjust to the sudden, unexpected news of middle-aged mom's pregnancy at the same time her daughter is expecting? In what ways do the characters and situations seem real? Not real? Were the filmmakers making fun of the man who bought the Banks house? What is the difference between finding the humor in our cultural differences and mocking those cultures?
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    I rate this title on for age 9 and give it 4.0
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