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The Wedding Planner

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Disappointing would-be romantic comedy.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Some ethnic diversity (Lopez plays an Italian-American)

  • Violence:

    Mild peril

  • Sex:

    Mild references, extended comic sequence concerning a statue's genitals

  • Language:

    Some strong and graphic language

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Comic drunkenness and hangover, comic alcoholism, social drinking
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Wedding Planner

Parents need to know that the movie includes some strong and graphic language (one "f--k" and scattered lesser words). The movie includes comic drunkenness and a character's alcohol abuse is also played for laughs. The scene with the statue includes a fairly graphic depiction of male genitals, which at one point get superglued to a character's hand.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how we know when we have met the person we truly love. Was the behavior of the main characters responsible? What hardships did their behavior impose on others? How is what Mary does to Massemo different from what her old boyfriend did to her? Families could also discuss Mary's reaction to seeing her old boyfriend with his pregnant wife. First she hides, then she embarasses him, and then she gets drunk. Why does she behave this way? How could she have behaved in a way that preserved her dignity and self-respect?
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