...that's pretty much it. i was dissapointed with this movie (but what's new? i'm dissapointed with the majority of what hollywood puts out these days!!)
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Mona Lisa Smile
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15. -
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Glossy entertainment value but far from art.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–16
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What Parents Need to Know
About Mona Lisa Smile
Parents need to know that this movie has very explicit sexual references for a PG-13 movie, including promiscuous characters, adultery, and discussion of birth control (which was illegal in the era portrayed in the movie). Characters drink, some get tipsy, and some abuse alcohol. Just about everyone smokes. Characters use strong language including an ugly anti-Semitic epithet. Strengths of the movie include its efforts to address the issues that would be raised by the feminists of the 1960s and its positive portrayal of a gay character who is accepted without prejudice (though dismissed from her position for other reasons).
Read our full review by Nell Minow
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- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
very dissapointed
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
I didn't like this at all
The acting was great (especially by Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles), but the storyline was jumbled and confusing at times. With all of the smoking, drinking, and sexual references, I definitely don't think kids should see this.
- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
Good for teens and adults, not a family movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
ZZZZZZZZ! Huh? Oh sorry....
Mona Lisa Smile was a very dull movie. It was also a stareotype according to Wellsley Alumni who were in school that year, they say that wasn`t at all what was going on! Julia Roberts isn`t all that entertaining at all. Julia Stiles was very good. She was a very strong charactor. Overall, I have to say I would not see this movie again.
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