| Overall: | C- |
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| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D+ |
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| Video Release: | 29 Aug 2005 |
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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.
Those familiar with the Los Angeles area will recognize Charlotte is living in an apartment directly facing Venice Beach. Do you think someone who walks dogs and answers phones on a part-time basis could afford this expensive location? What other portrayals in this film are just as unrealistic?
A comedic scene in this movie depicts a person playing a gag on someone who has nut allergies by hiding nuts in a food product. As these allergies are potentially fatal, this is no laughing matter! Parents will want to caution young viewers watching this movie about the dangerous implications of this stunt. Check this site for more information.

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