Material Girls (PG)
A brain-numbing, fluffy flick for tweens.
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- Studio: Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures, Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures
- Directed By: Martha Coolidge
- Cast: Anjelica Huston, Brent Spiner, Hilary Duff, Lukas Haas, Haylie Duff
- Running Time: 95 minutes
- Release Date: 08/18/2006
- Video/DVD Release Date: 12/12/2006
- Genre: Comedy
- MPAA Rating: PG
- MPAA Explanation: language and rude humor
Parents need to know
Families can talk about this movie's themes: growing up, taking responsibility, and dealing with loss. The sisters also have to learn how to ask for help, rather than expecting everything to fall in their laps. How do you handle it when your world falls apart? Also, is it more important to have "things" or family and friends who love you? What are some of the signs to look for when you're not sure someone is acting in your best interest?
Message
Social Behavior:
Mixed: placing value on "things," lying, breaking and entering, realizing true friends, learning the value of hard work.
Consumerism:
Mercedes Benz, Dominos Pizza, Pepsi, Rolodex, Chanel and other fashions. Hilary Duff's new perfume is handed out in a scratch-and-sniff card with the movie tickets.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Ava lights a cigarette and starts their house on fire; various characters smoke and drink; a reference to prescription drugs.
Violence
The sisters' house is pelted with fruit and eggs after a scandal; they're chased by guard dogs; a corporate exec is smacked on the head with a notebook.
Sex
Tanzie dresses like a prostitute to get information; the girls dress in tight skirts and low-cut tops; flirting and kissing; provocative foot massages; on a TV soap opera, a character refers to "sleeping with your father" and taking 3 months of birth control pills to commit suicide.
Language
"S--t happens," "pee," "screw," "bite me", etc.
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Jane Boursaw
Is it any good?
Unfortunately, the storyline, dialogue, and characters are brain-numbing. What were they thinking?! Even the music is lame, which is surprising considering the movie was produced by Madonna's Maverick Films. And between her role in Daddy Day Care and this movie, you have to wonder what Anjelica Huston was thinking. In short, skip it.
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