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  • 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?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Violent and ultimately uneven and unsatisfying.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    All main characters white

  • Violence:

    Multiple grisly murders (mostly offscreen, deranged parent, child locked up

  • Sex:

    None

  • Language:

    Some strong language

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Implied drinking problem
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Frailty

Parents need to know that many children will be disturbed by the spectacle of a loving father going crazy and becoming a homicidal maniac, and the consequences for the family. There are a number of shocking and tense moments among all the schlock.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about both Adam and Fenton's reaction to their father's revelations. What would you do if your father or mother told you they were commanded by God to kill the guilty? An especially troubling aspect of the movie implies that the father's visions are real, and that God has actually selected a number of people to kill specific evildoers with an ax. Families of any faith will want to discuss the difference between the movie's depiction and real-world religion.
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  1. Parent Reviewer
    Mr. Boxbox
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    A great and really eerie psychological thriller. I love how all the murders are not shown and left to the imagination. This movie contains very dark themes and violent scenes, but only one with blood. It had an excellent twist at the end which is what really made this great.

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    Sedge
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

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