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Hollow Man

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Even for mature viewers, this is a flop.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A graphic dirty joke.
  • Violence:

    Constant violence, including a half dozen gruesome murders, a rape, and two scenes in which animals are brutally killed. The gratuitous killings of two lab animals are particularly upsetting.
  • Sex:

    The main character uses his invisibility to grope a sleeping co-worker's breast, spy on another in the bathroom, and rape a neighbor who has been undressing in front of his window. There are several sex scenes, and a dirty joke is told. We see both male and female nudity.
  • Language:

    Heavy. Pretty much every word you wouldn't want kids to repeat is used several times.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Brief smoking and drinking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Hollow Man

Parents need to know that even if they customarily take their teens to R-rated movies, they should think twice about letting kids see this one -- strong, pervasive scenes of violence, gruesome horror, and adult sexuality make this inappropriate for all but the most mature viewers.

Read our full review by M. Faust

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Negative role models

    Hard R that's one of those movies you watch for laughs

    Hollow man is one of those movies that you go with your friends, leave your brain at the door, and laugh at it. The movie could have been worse, but it isn't worth watching except for strong sci-fi fans. The trick to watching movies like Hollow Man is to not expect a lot from it. You expect a full of holes, twisted plot line, characters that you'll show no affection towards (and in this movies case, that's a good thing) and some good-old bloody violence. Parents should know that Hollow Man is a step-up (in terms of inappropriateness) than many other R-rated movies. There are a couple of up-settings things in this movie. A character lets a mouse get killed by an invisible gorilla, bashes a dogs head against a cage, killing it. The same man spies on and rapes his neighbor. A character is drowned, another gets stabbed in the neck with a pipe, another person is impaled, another gets shot with a tranquilizer gun, then gets their neck snapped, another fondles a woman breasts while she is sleeping, another is strangled with piano wire, one character is bitten in the hand by an invisible gorilla, the same gorilla has a heart attack, many characters are beaten, and one character is electrocuted, burnt, and falls from a great height into an explosion. Other then this, one character makes a dirty joke relating to rape and anal sex, and there are many uses of f**k, s**t, p***k, and other swear words. Parents should think twice about letting young ones watch this movie. Little kids will be scared during and after the movie and young teens will see some disturbing and up-setting scenes.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Arkansas
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 2.0

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    cool horror movie

    i'm the first one to post a review. It was a awesome horror movie. sure, I don't remember some of it because I was 3 years when I watched it, and mostly screaming for my mom, but it was worth it.

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