• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Violent, sex-filled thriller is rough, grisly stuff.

Why We Rated This

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  A group of vacationing/travelling young people act irresponsibly, with fatal results. Deckhands appropriate their employer's yacht for "a little fun." Discussion of sexual relations and relationships.
• Role models :

  No one you would want kids to emulate.
• Violence:

  Strong brutal violence, including violence during sex (the "donkey punch" of the title refers to a sexual technique involving striking a female partner without her knowledge or consent), scuffling, fighting, torture, many deaths (by outboard motor, stabbing, drowning, flaregun, hanging, and more); extensive blood and images of wounds.
• Sex:

  Full-frontal male and female nudity; sexual acts (including some with a group of people in the same room); erotic play between friends; the mixing of sex and violence; much discussion of mythical/false sexual techniques; sexual activity is videotaped.
• Language:

  Strong, including multiple iterations of "f--k," "s--t," "c--k," and many more.
• Consumerism:

  Mentions of some brands on screen.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Explicit and excessive drug use throughout the film, including marijuana, Ecstacy, "ice" (methamphetamine), and cocaine; alcohol is consumed to great excess.

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