• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 16.

• Is it any good?

  2.0

• Common Sense says

  South Pole-set whodunnit is bloody but bland.

Why We Rated This for Ages 16–18

The good stuff

• Role models:

  Main character Carrie is a fairly standard-issue, stalwart law officer -- resolute, tough, dogged, and determined -- who's as comforting as she is cliched.

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The lead character's trust issues raise the concept of whether being an authority figure is enough reason to inspire trust in others (the answer seems to be "no" -- "sometimes, a badge is just a badge," the main character notes while relating a tale of earlier betrayal by a fellow officer).
• Violence:

  Extensive grisly violence, including beatings, shootings, bludgeoning, stabbings, and more. Cut throats gush blood; a body falls from a great height. A neck is broken bare-handed; an ice axe is used as a weapon; a head is slammed into a mirror. Fingers are amputated on-screen after frostbite damages them beyond repair. Close-up images of surgical procedures (including autopsies) and forensic investigations.
• Sex:

  Brief male nudity in a group of streakers; glimpses of pornography; lingering shots of the main female character getting ready for the shower.
• Language:

  Frequent strong language throughout, including "f--k," "s--t," "hell," "bitch," "damn," "oh my God," "goddamn," and more.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Characters drink hard liquor; references  to an unseen marijuana plant.

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