| Overall: | C- |
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| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | D+ |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
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Why Is Sweet November Rated PG-13?
Overall: C-
Can sex with a quirky woman for a month solve a man’s obsession with himself and his work? This tearjerker wants us to buy into the plan, but neglects to include some of the consequences of joining the “Man-A-Month” club.
Violence: B
A frustrated man knocks some awards off of a table in his apartment. A woman steals puppies from an experimental lab.
Sexual Content: D+
No sexual activity occurs between married characters: Sounds of sexual activity including partial rear female nudity and male upper frontal nudity. Woman in underwear. Woman makes risqu0xE9 sexual comments to a man on a public street. Man makes business presentation about hot dogs with sexual innuendo. Man and woman begin sexual activity, including fondling and with verbal comments-no nudity-scene ends with implication that further sexual activity takes place. Man in boxer shorts. Mention of female dominatrix sexual activity. Man and woman in bubble bath with shoulders and tops of breasts exposed. Two homosexual men dressed as transvestites. Man and woman engaged in sex-shoulders and back are seen with movement.
Language: C-
At least: 1 derogatory sexual term, 11 moderate profanities, 13 mild profanities, 19 terms of Deity.
Alcohol / Drug Use: B
Frequent social drinking.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
