• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7.

• Is it any good?

  2.0

• Common Sense says

  Animated update of Jerry Lewis film is all about bullying.

Why We Rated This for Ages 7 and Up

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Bullies are everywhere -- even inside of our nerdy anti-hero, Harold. And though the message in the very end has to do with Harold being true to himself, he depends on his uncle's potion to get him as far as he goes. Lots of macho posturing to get the girl and violence to back up the posturing.
• Violence & scariness:

  Harold's enemies are many. He gets wedgies and is beat up at every turn -- even his friends smack him. Two bullies argue over which part to beat up first, saying, "You take the midsection and I'll take the face." The battle scene at the end might frighten youngest viewers.

• Sexy stuff:

  There is one human female in the cast and she's not treated as a colleague or a friend, but as an object of desire. In one scene, Harold plugs his female robot side-kick into his grandpa's computer against her will. Later, Harold gets a kissing lesson from his inner voice, telling him to tilt his head sideways and open his mouth.
• Language:

  "You suck," "I'm trying to knock some sense into you," "Mama's about to lay a smackdown on your butt," "you're stupid."
• Consumerism:

  Every kid at the Cerebrum Academy has access to a motor bike. Huge computers and everything a nerdy kid could want is available.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Harold makes a chemical formula to bring out his coolest inner self and gets drunk on the mixture, slurring his words and acting inebriated. He depends on the potion to perform better and to get the girl. It tempts him terrifically throughout the movie, and he ultimately succumbs to the temptation, licking it off the floor when it spills-- just like a real addict.

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