Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2008
'Quantum' is violent, 'Role' isn't
By Roger Moore
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
'QUANTUM OF SOLACE'
Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content.
What it's about: James Bond pursues the vast criminal conspiracy that hired his lady love to seduce him, and then killed her.
The kid attractor factor: It's James Bond. Kids love Bond.
Good lessons/bad lessons: In the words of the late Robert Palmer, "Wise men know that revenge does not taste sweet."
Violence: You bet.
Language: Pretty clean.
Sex: Not quite. Who has time?
Drugs: Martinis all around.
Parents' advisory: Bond film violence has never been more in-your-face than this one.
'ROLE MODELS'
Rating: R for crude and sexual content, strong language and nudity.
What it's about: Two irresponsible thirtysomethings are court-ordered to mentor boys who need father figures.
The kid attractor factor: Underage kids are always trying to sneak into R-rated comedies.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Kids need dependable adults who try to understand them in their lives.
Violence: Slapstick, and barely any of it.
Language: Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott have been known to drop an F-bomb or two.
Sex: Yup.
Drugs: "Energy drinks" are abused, alcohol is consumed.
Parents' advisory: The mildest, least harmful of the three recent teen-targeted, R-rated comedies.
