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Roll Bounce

(2005, Rated PG-13, Drama, Starring Chi McBride, Bow Wow, Meagan Good)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    At times tedious, mostly fine for ages 13+.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Kids are sweet, roller-skating is fun, father and son come together.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Some fighting between boys, Bow Wow smashes his dad's car with a crowbar.
  • Sex:

    Some references to sex, mostly men or boys ogliing tightly dressed women.
  • Language:

    Including damn, ass, mo-fo, motherf***r, and the n-word.
  • Consumerism:

    Nostaligic product everywhere, including references to What's Happening!!, Kool-Aid, The Mod Squad, Fruit of the Loom, the Fonz (Happy Days), Baretta, Kung Fu, Jordache Jeans, Fat Albert, YooHoo, Pacman, Ford Mustang, Atari.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Brief drinking at a party attended by adults.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Roll Bounce

Parents need to know that this movie includes sexual references (primarily, men or boys ogling tight-dressed women), crude humor (jokes about a girl wearing braces and other boyish shenanigans), and some language (including the "N" word). As a coming of age story, the movie focuses on the ways a family copes with the recent death of the mother. Father-son tensions eventually lead to a fight, where son smashes his dad's car with a crowbar, and then tearful reconciliation.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the death of the mother: how do father and son handle her loss differently and also similarly? Why does Curtis lie to his son (by omission) about not having a job? How does X's roller skating serve as an outlet and also a metaphor for his emotional maturation over the summer? And what about all those brand named goods all over the movie?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This is the second funniest kids movie I'v seen I'd have to say.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 4.0

    Great story, but my kids won't see it.

    The overall story of this movie was very well done. Good acting, good plot, everything fit and nothing was missing. Their was a lot of humor but too often it included sexual inuendos and swearing. My husband and I laughed the whole time but there is little chance I would see it with my 17yr old brothers, let alone my 11yr son.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    I LIKE WHEN YOU ALL SKATE AND I LIKE WHEN BOWWOW DID A SPLIT I LIKE WHEN BOWOW TOLD SWEETNES THAT SOUND TO SWEET SWEETNES. THAT WAS FUNNY I LIKE ALL OF YALL. THATS A GOOD MOVIE AND PLESSA DO A ROLLBOUNCE2 AND I WHAT TO BE IN IT BUT I DO NOT NO WHO TO SKATE

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i luved this movie

    his waz the most wonderful movie i have ever seen!

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

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