Parent reviews for Cool Runnings
Common Sense says
Delightful, tween-friendly story of Jamaican bobsledders.
age 8+
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age 8+
Based on 8 reviews
Kids say
age 8+
Based on 18 reviews
My kids loved it.
Funny story of the Jamaican bobsledders. The characters have to work hard and overcome struggle. Interesting look at a different culture (OK, a cartoonish representation of another culture). Curse words are used very infrequently.
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cool runnings
cool film, got a positve messege to it, but is it a true story? cant tell!! still good. will attract kids. fighting in the bar but apart from that good!!
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A great show of breaking stereotypes
What we liked:
• They showed inspiring teamwork,
• The bobsleighing because Jamaica has never done it before,
• They showed great resilience,
• It was funny,
• They broke the stereotypes, even though everyone said they can’t do it,
• Showed us not to make fun of people who can’t do it or are different,
• Gave us hope!
What we didn’t like about it:
• In a part, when they argue, they didn’t show good teamwork,
• The part when they showed people getting injured and dying in bobsleighing might upset or scare young kids,
• The fight in the bar might encourage children to fight,
• Some light swearing, which may offend young kids.
We would recommend it to:
• Kids 7 and older.
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Predictably uplifting story with attention-grabbing topic
The words "Jamaican bobsledding" are like "square tire"...they simply don't go together! Not to brag, but all you have to do is look at the DVD cover of this movie to see what it's going to be: John Candy in a refreshingly more dramatic role (Doug E. Doug is more the comic relief here) is the bitter, reluctant coach to take on a ragtag team of Jamaicans and make them Olympic champions. There's going to be them getting together, practicing, the conflict that ultimately unites them: this movie has no surprises except the ending, which only surprised me because I was unfamiliar of the true story. It's typical, comfort food Disney fluff, that has surprisingly a lot more profanities in it than I would expect in a PG film! I think the story is fine, but some references they make in "Cool Runnings" make this more of a tween-friendly movie.
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Cool running movie
Very easy and fun to watch. Suitable for the whole family! Enjoy!