| Overall: | C- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Run Time: | 101 |
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| Video Release: | 25 Jun 2013 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
What could Burt Wonderstone (the protagonist) have done to prevent his career slump? How are we susceptible to the same issue with our own jobs, family relationships and other life-long activities?
While we don’t recommend this title for children, if they do view it parents will want to discuss the dangerous activities and lack of consequences that are depicted in this movie.

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.