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It Takes Two

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Olsens in Prince and the Pauper meets Parent Trap.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The movie's action is propelled by the main characters' well-meaning deceptions; while it all ends happily, the girls do sneak away from home and camp, steal a horse, and trigger a food fight.

  • Violence & scariness:

    Jilted bride slaps groom, threatens to hit two children.

  • Sexy stuff:

    An engaged man flirts with and nearly kisses a woman who is not his wife. A romantic kiss between adults.

  • Language:

    Mild swearing by adults; frequent joking use of phrase "I'm going to kill you."

  • Consumerism:

    Elizabeth Arden and Chanel are visible cues of stepmother's materialism.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About It Takes Two

Parents need to know that this lighthearted comedy is predictable from start to finish, but is fine family fare. An orphan is told that she can't be adopted by a single woman because "it's better to have a mother and a father." A soon-to-be stepmother is mean and connives to send her fiance's daughter to boarding school. Kids mock one another about believing in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Children run away from their homes and summer camps repeatedly.

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