A reference is made to “nice booty” while the connotation was sexual the true meaning was in reference to plastic footwear.Nick and Suzanne talk about how there are lots of rooms in their new house that are in need of being “broken in”.Teenage children talk about fish giving birth to baby fish.When Suzanne tells Nick she is pregnant he responds with “By whom?”.There are some sexual references in this movie, including: A thirteen year old girl owns a mobile phone, is seen using it and is also seen in a state of panic as a result of being denied the use of her phone.The following products are displayed or used in this movie: Nick runs into a glass door and falls to the ground.Ĭhildren over the age of thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic physical harm or threats, molestation or sexual assault and / or threats from aliens or the occult.Ĭhildren over thirteen are unlikely to be disturbed by anything in this movie.Nick is chased by bats that come out of a chimney.Nick capsizes a boat and is scared by a giant fish.Nick falls through the roof of the house.A chandelier falls from a ceiling narrowly missing several people.Nick falls from the roof of a house to land in the garden. A doorknob that comes off is thrown into the air with a cat screaming in the background.A child is thrown through the air when a swing that he is playing on breaks.The film’s opening credits included cartoon images of a man being electrocuted, falling off ladders, falling through floors, being attacked by animals etc.A bird is accidentally shot by a nailgun.An owl swoops down grabs and carries off a small squirrel sitting on Nick’s hand.A giant fish behaves in a threatening manner.In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children under the age of five, including the following: Material that may scare or disturb childrenĬhildren under five are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations. Hot chilli sauce is then poured onto Nick’s face to revive him. Nick faints when he looks between his wife’s legs as she is about to give birth.A man slaps his younger brother across the head.Nick jumps in after Kevin and wrestles with the giant fish. While fishing, Kevin is pulled into a lake by a giant fish.Chuck sweeps Nick’s feet from under him and then jumps on top of him stabbing him between the legs in a threatening manner: no one is hurt. Nick chases Chuck with a piece of wood in a threatening manner.There are also many scenes of accidents which in real life could cause serious injury but which are not seen to cause harm. Repeated exposure also increases the risks that children will become desensitised to the use of violence in real life or develop an exaggerated view about the prevalence and likelihood of violence in their own world.Īre we done yet? contains some slapstick cartoon-like violence with little harm caused. Repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution. Research shows that children are at risk of learning that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution when violence is glamourised, performed by an attractive hero, successful, has few real life consequences, is set in a comic context and / or is mostly perpetrated by male characters with female victims, or by one race against another. Time alone in the house allows Nick to reflect upon recent events and re-evaluate his priorities in life. Beginning to resent Chuck’s involvement with his family, Nick fires him and his entire team of workers and puts the house up for sale.Īfter a family breakdown, Suzanne and the children leave. The extensive renovations require Chuck’s constant attention, eventually leading to Chuck all but moving in with Nick and his family. Nick sets out to restore his dream house but, after a number of mishaps, finally admits defeat and calls in the local contractor who turns out to be Chuck Mitchell. Nick buys a picturesque but rundown nineteenth century mansion in a quiet country town from an overly enthusiastic real estate agent named Chuck Mitchell Jr. When Suzanne announces that she is pregnant, Nick decides that its time to move to the country and buy a bigger house. Nick Persons (Ice Cube) finds his small bachelor city apartment a little on the cramped side when his new wife Suzanne (Nia Long) and two step children Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Phillip Bolden) move in. material that may scare or disturb children.This review of the movie contains the following information:
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