Masterminds

Violence is mostly played for laughs, but there's a dark subplot about a hit man who goes after first David, then Kelly. He speaks about the thrill of killing others. A human ear drops from a handkerchief he holds, and he threatens to slit David's throat in a scary scene. Later, he shows a bloody bag of teeth from another victim. Men and women wrestle and scuffle. Guns are shown and fired, including one scene in which David almost shoots himself in the butt.

Kissing, dating, flirting. A woman uses the promise of sex to get a man to do what she wants. A man about to go on what he thinks is a date uses talcum powder on his privates (a towel shields them from view). Crude references (to things like vaginal itch cream, etc.) and jokes about body parts: "t-ts," "crack." Prostitutes in skimpy clothing are seen briefly.

Infrequent strong language includes "hell," "ass," "damn," "crap," "t-ts," "butthole," "booty call."

Characters drink beer and cocktails at parties and gatherings. "I'm not drunk, I'm buzzed," one character says, to show he's in control.

Parents need to know that Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig star in Masterminds, a comedy based on the true story of one of America's largest bank thefts. The movie has relatively mild levels of sex, drinking, and language, but the violence played for laughs could concern parents. A hit man threatens several people; in funny but still scary scenes, he chases after a character, then imprisons him in a bathroom and says he'll slit his throat. In other scenes, a severed human ear drops from a handkerchief the hit man holds, and he shows off a bag of bloody human teeth. Guns are pulled and fired. No one gets shot, but in one scene a man is afraid he's shot himself in the behind (a woman examines him and references his "crack"). Characters fight, and a woman defeats a rival by pouring vaginal itch cream in her mouth. Language includes "ass," hell," "t-ts," "booty call," and more. One character is the butt of jokes based on her size, and a woman uses her sexual wiles to get a man to commit a crime. Characters who steal money get prison sentences, but one manages to hide some of his loot and isn't punished for it. Adults drink beer and cocktails; one character refers to being "buzzed, not drunk."

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