| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 96 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 23 Dec 2012 |
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Why Is The Words Rated PG-13?
Violence: In a wartime setting, a dead body covered in a sheet (except for an injured arm) is seen on a stretcher.
Sexual Content: An unmarried couple lives together and eventually marries. Some mild sensual scenes between couples are shown.
Language: Use of a single sexual expletives, infrequent (about ten) moderate and mild profanities, and some scatological terms.
Drugs/Alcohol: Frequent cigarette smoking is shown in period settings. In a few scenes characters drink alcohol (two to the point of drunkenness) as they attempt to fend off misery.
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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.
