THE AFRICAN QUEEN really has nothing that bad in it, as much as I recall. I saw it for the first time about three weeks ago and was interested in what COMMONSENSE had to say. I don't know where the 14+ rating came from; there's no language, sex, or violence (only some tense scenes). I liked the film and Katherine Hepburn was excellent, but the pacing was bad and it ran about 20 minutes too long.
The African Queen
(1951, Rated NR, Classic, Starring Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Bull)Most Recent Reviews
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- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
An Engaging, Well-Acted, But Overlong Film...
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- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
I love Hepburn and Bogart, but did they ever do anything as overrated as this? They are fine together, but their romance rarely ever makes sense, and the plot rambles on pointlessly about nothing.
