• Is it age appropriate?

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Fishy fairy tale the wrong hook on relationships.

Why We Rated This for Ages 12 and Up

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Aside from the fact that Allen falls in love with a woman who seems dumb and mute, he seems to be confusing sex for love. Madison lies about who she is. Allen lies in order to save her.
• Violence:

  Allen jumps overboard as a child and later almost drowns when he falls in the water and is hit on the head by a boat. Walter is constantly beaten up for throwing water on the wrong woman. Most of the violence is offscreen.
• Sex:

  Madison is often shown naked from the back, with only her hair covering her private parts. Freddy is a lech, bringing porn magazines into work, dropping coins to look up girls' skirts, etc. Allen is naked in a tub of water, covering his private parts with his hands. Allen and Madison are shown in bed together and making out in the elevator. They talk about having sex in every room in his apartment.
• Language:

  Very little. One "goddamn," one "bocce balls."
• Consumerism:

  Bloomingdale's plays a large part in this film.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Freddy drinks constantly and gets Allen drunk after a wedding. Freddy smokes cigarettes while playing racquetball and smokes cigars in other scenes.

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