| Overall: | C |
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| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
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| Video Release: | 07 Apr 2008 |
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Reservation Road is rated R: for language and some disturbing images.
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly.
Studio: Focus Features
Detailed Review
If depicting a grieving parent is a quick way to win audience sympathy, then Reservation Road should have that in the bag because it contains two such sorrowing fathers.
Why Is Reservation Road Rated R?
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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.
