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My Girl 2

(1994, Rated PG, Family and kids, Starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Not as dark (or engaging) as the first.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 11 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    All the parental figures (stepmom included) are loving, involved, and none is a pushover on discipline. The overall arc of the story is positive, about finding out who you are and being proud of your roots. But on the road to the conclusion, one character lies to seem more important to classmates, a police officer is persuaded to break the law, an uncle encourages his niece to keep a secret, and two young teens sneak out at night to sightsee in Los Angeles.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    A 13-year-old character observes of her commitment-phobic uncle who lives with his girlfriend "When sex is involved it's always a special circumstance." A teenage boy talks about a pinup model during class, two 13-year-olds share a romantic kiss.

  • Language:

    Mild swearing by adults and kids.

  • Consumerism:

    Jostens Yearbooks gets a plug in one scene.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    A pot-smoking hippie is seen and discussed by two teenage characters.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About My Girl 2

Parents need to know that the main character lost her mother at a young age and her best friend more recently, and her father is an undertaker, so there is a rather large shadow of death over the story. A stepmother is affectionate, understanding, and loving. Two young teens sneak out at night unaccompanied, and a girl gets her ears pierced without asking permission.

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