• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Courtroom comedy will appeal to teens. Some strong language.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15 and Up

The good stuff

• Messages:

  Honesty, loyalty, and playing by the rules triumph. People who take advantage of others and prey on those weaker than themselves can be conquered by intelligence and confidence. It's not always possible to judge a person's worth by exterior appearances.
• Role models:

  Leading characters demonstrate courage, resourcefulness, a sense of fair play, and smarts despite the fact that they look ignorant and in over their heads when we first meet them. The sheriff and court officials prove to be honest and impartial, unlike those characterized in most comedies about the Southern justice system.  

   

   

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  A character fires a pistol into the air several times in anger. One well-aimed punch in the jaw. There's a detailed verbal description of deer hunting.
• Sex:

  A few loving kisses between an engaged couple. They are also seen nestling together in bed.
• Language:

  Frequent cursing throughout. Many uses and permutations of "s--t," "f---k," as well as "dickhead," "ass," "goddamn it," "balls," etc. The language is used as a device to define the characters, their backgrounds, and street credentials.
• Consumerism:

  Bush's beans are center focus in one sequence.  Other products shown briefly are: Canon, Coca Cola, Mother's Cookies, and some beer.

   

   

• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Judge smokes. Lawyer has a drink in hand while on the phone.

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