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Into the Blue

(2005, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure, Starring Josh Brolin, Paul Walker, Jessica Alba)
  • 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?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Tedious adventure; too scary for younger kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Obnoxious young lawyer who owes money and assumes he can deal major drugs easily; drug dealers and killers; discussion of pirates as "romantic."
  • Violence:

    Hand to hand fights, as well as violence using harpoons, knives, cars, and guns; a couple of shark attacks.
  • Sex:

    Girls in scant apparel, sexy dancing and references; kissing and one briefly noted romantic sex scene.
  • Language:

    Mild cursing.
  • Consumerism:

    Beer and drink brands on labels.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking in bars and at home, smoking and drug use.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Into the Blue

Parents need to know that the movie begins with a harrowing plane crash into the sea, with violent imagery and editing. Young divers find a pirate ship's treasure and then the cocaine shipment that was aboard this crashed plane, then ponder whether to recover the drugs and sell them. Characters (especially girls) wear skimpy clothing on land and undersea. They see and swim alongside sharks when they dive; the movie includes two gruesome shark attacks, resulting in bloody water and ravaged bodies. A couple of scenes feature near-drownings (one character begins to turn blue, as his arm is stuck under a heavy cannon and he can't get loose). A car chase results in a couple of crashes, a killer leaves multiple dead bodies on a boat (though you don't see these murders, faces, legs, and feet appear in close-ups that might trouble younger viewers). Characters fight with knives, guns (one man is shot through the chest, quite graphically), harpoons, and in a couple of instances, oxygen tanks are slammed into opponents' heads. Handcuffed to a dead body (his eyes left disturbingly open), a young woman hacks off his hand with a machete (you see the knife head to the camera, then the scene cuts). Characters drink, smoke, and do drugs. The film includes sexual references, sexy dancing in a club with colored lights and liquor flowing, some embracing/kissing, and a discrete sex scene between the romantic leads. One character behaves callously when his girlfriend dies.

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  • Families can talk about the moral decisions facing the characters, and the film's framing of these decisions as matters of "love." What is at stake for whom when Sam asks Jared to choose between her and dealing drugs?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    lots of drugs

    the whole movie is about good guys being forced to bring up cocaine for these bad guys. kind of vionlent, lots of talking about drugs, characters drink alchol.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Loved it!

    It was filled with action, and suspense. Something different... And i actually felt like I was in the movie. Great movie to watch!

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    GREAT MOVIE

    this was a great movie. i dont know what commonsense was talking about when they said its scary. its an action flick not a horror one. its a very fun movie and i highly recommend it to about 9 and over

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Iowa
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Cool underwater effects

    Good but Jessica Alba falls into a teen interest.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    this movie is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    Pretty violent. Includes blood from shark attacks. Be careful who sees this movie.

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in South Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Interesting...

    Fairly thrilling and entertaining. I liked it because I snorkel and dive some...it was good for teens but not little kids-they would be scared. There is a lot of violence and drug refrences (considering the WHOLE movie is revolving around drug dealers trying to get their sunken plane back...full of cocaine). But it's good as long as you are mature enough to get the idea of the movie...

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