A Walk to Remember

Two teens get into a fistfight. A teen boy, giving into peer pressure in order to gain acceptance from the cool crowd in his high school, jumps off a high metal structure and bellyflops into the water, causing near-death injuries. Drinking and driving.

One of the characters in the lead character's peer group makes several sexual insinuations over the course of the movie, including acting out sex between two people while making sexual noises.

Occasional mild cursing: "s--t," "bulls--t," "chickens--t," "piss," "damn," "hell." Responding to a verbal insult, one of the characters points at his crotch. Verbal bullying from teens, making fun of the clothing worn by one of the characters.

A group of teens are drunk; no alcohol consumption shown, but mentioned. Wine drinking by adults at dinner. Two friends pantomime smoking a joint.

Parents need to know that A Walk to Remember is a 2002 coming-of-age movie loosely based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. A teen boy is peer pressured by a group of popular teens (who have been drinking and act drunk) into jumping from a high distance into a body of water below, resulting in near-fatal injuries. Before Landon cleans up his act, he drinks and drives. Popular teens in a high school verbally bully the way another teen girl dresses. The movie explores peer pressure and cliques, and characters learn to move beyond such childish and conformist social groupings. It's clear that Jamie is very principled and she shares only chaste kisses with Landon. At one point, she asks, "Are you trying to seduce me?" and he replies, "Are you seducible?" She says she is not and he respects her for it. Landon's best friend is African American, but the character's dialogue is so stereotyped that he seems like the "token black guy" in Not Another Teen Movie. He and Landon have an elaborate special friendship handshake -- including a pantomime of smoking a joint -- and there's an unintentionally hilarious moment when, after an exchange of sympathy and support, they soberly go into their handshake moves. Occasional profanity, including "s--t," "bulls--t," "chickens--t," "piss," "damn," and "hell." Themes of terminal illness might be too much for sensitive kids.

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