• 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

  Schmaltzy classic skating movie for romantics.

Why We Rated This for Ages 11 and Up

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Some gay-bashing language: "pansies," "lessie." Plus the old "limp wrists" reference.
• Violence :

  Some hockey-related violence, including smashing into walls and a near fistfight. Alexis throws things and breaks them. No one is injured. Beulah wrestles Alexis to the ground in the mitds of a fit. Marcus and Nick go hunting together. They carry guns but don't shoot them. Alexis has a tragic fall on the ice rink that leaves her mostly blind.
• Sex :

  Some making out shown amongst teens and sex is implied. Nick is seen in his underwear.
• Language:

  Considerable swearing, including "hell," "goddamn," "scared s--tless," dammit," "ass," "bitch," and "bastard."
• Consumerism:

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

  Beulah drinks liquor from the bottle and later drinks beer. Marcus drinks beer, too, and Lexie drinks wine at a party even though she's 16.

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