• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Superb acting on life's journey; not for kids.

Why We Rated This

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Easily misconstrued. Both Maurice and Jessie come full circle in appreciating life's lessons, but that could easily be misinterpreted by young viewers. Very strong ties between older friends.
• Violence:

  Young woman pinches older man, slaps him, elbows him away. Altercation between young man and old one; the old man swings at the younger one with a paddle, but it's the older man who's pushed and falls. Two older men slap each other with rolled newspapers. Discussion of forced abortion. Close-up of man's face during prostate exam.
• Sex:

  Older man kisses young woman's neck, touches her breasts, watches her bathe. She uses her body for favors. She puts her hand between her legs and teases the old man and shows him her breasts in attempts to wake him up. She also appears semi-nude as model in art class.
• Language:

  Lots of profanity. "I want to see your c--t." "F--k," "Christ," "Jesus," "professor of pu--y," etc.
• Consumerism:

  British beverages, food, clubs, clothing store. Jessie is fairly materialistic.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Constant drinking and smoking by main characters. Older men rely on pills to help throughout the day; younger woman has many beers and gets drunk.

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