New York, I Love You (R, 2009)
common sense media says
Sometimes-edgy shorts collection captures Big Apple’s verve.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this collection of shorts about living in New York City -- whose large ensemble cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Blake Lively, and many more -- runs the gamut from sweet to seductive to sexually (at least verbally) explicit. It makes for entertaining but unpredictable viewing, especially since many of the vignettes include swearing ("s--t," "f--k," etc.), smoking, and drinking (though not all do). Given the movie's mature themes and complex structure, it will likely appeal more to adults than teens and younger kids.
Positive role models:
The wide range of characters runs a large gamut of behavior. You'll find "good" girls and "bad" guys (a pickpocket, for one), "good" guys and "bad" girls (a prostitute, for example), and everything in between.
Violence:
A man jumps out of a window; his body is briefly shown lying bloody on the street below. Another man roughs up a pickpocket. People yell at each other.
Sex:
A stranger approaches a woman and tells her in fairly graphic detail what he’d do to her if she went home with him. Other scenes show a man and a woman separately reliving their hook-up; there are brief flashes of nudity, but nothing too graphic. Teens have sex in Central Park (no nudity, but the act is clearly suggested -- for example, the girl asks the boy to remove her underwear).
Language:
Some use of words like “s--t,” “whore,” and “f--k.”
Consumerism:
iPhone logo, Apple laptop.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
A fair amount of smoking in some vignettes; social drinking.
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YanniBoo
teen, 18 years old
teen, 18 years old
I feel this film was okay. But does give a positive outlook on finding love in The City
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