Entertainment weekly irresistible, and usa today rated r for raves. While nicky teaches jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved. How rrated movies impact teens faith plugged in blog. Also if the people iin the movie say bad words the kids wiil copy them and say the bad word to a person or out loud without them knowing the meaning. Released february 27th, 2015, focus stars will smith, margot robbie, adrian martinez, gerald mcraney the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of 56 out of 100 on. An r rating means a movie cant be seen by minors under the age of 17 unless they are accompanied by an adult. Albert einstein no better romance is on the screen in 20 than spike jonzes insightful her. By then, gun violence had begun to exceed that found in rrated films. The initial rating system fell short because parents felt more strongly against m rated movies than r rated ones, even though the reverse was intended. Facebook for example, is designed to keep you on its platform as long as possible, so that it can run more advertisements on you. Focus has pushed it up to vod way ahead of schedule, and hittman herself has been vocal about her.
This additional information about the movie s content is taken from the notes of various canadian film classification boards. How the producers of never rarely sometimes always made. Nicky has known all along he was being conned, because hes a con man, too. The movie is a hypnotic portrait of this sad, compulsive life. But focus is all surface, all artifice, to the point where we cant help but expect the duplicity. For the most part focus is a slickly entertaining popcorn movie. Extreme levels of profanity and sexual content mean this isnt a smart choice for teens or families. Whoever rated this movie must not be watching tv or videos on social media. There is a wealthy family with a myriad of foibles and secrets.
I dont want to go on with how bad this movie was because i could. Posted on december 18, 2019 by denny wayman and filed under 2 stars, disturbing and tagged 2 stars disturbing 2019 biography crime drama r rated. Pg movies are now more violent than rrated 80s flicks study. It was hard to follow because they have no backstory what so ever, like i said this is based off a book.
Focus is rated r by the mpaa for language, some sexual content and brief violence. These are the most adult oriented, inappropriate for children, pornographic, violent, mature themes, or most filled with sexual situationssuggestions of all anime that i have seen at least one episode. Focus is a 2015 american romantic crime comedydrama film written and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, starring will smith and margot robbie. Its also a war movie, though, with all of the content that comes with comedy, drama, war. Modern businesses compete for our attention all the time. R for language, some sexual content and brief violence. The new analysis updates an earlier 2012 investigation, which found that gun violence in the nations topgrossing pg films more than doubled between 1985 and 2012. When your surfboards been pulled out from under you, can you keep riding your waves. Focus is the story about nicky a veteran con man who takes an amateur con artist by the name of jess to train her to become a femme fatale of con artists. Here are seven rrated films that push the rrating to its breaking point when it comes to graphic nudity and sex. The heart of the movie its focus, if you want is not love but luxury. Plugged in is a trademark and shining a light on the world of popular entertainment is a service mark of focus on the family. Almost all horror movies nowadays are rated r and most of them suck. Focus stars will smith as nicky, a smooth con man youre meant to love mostly because hes played by will smith.
This is not a goof, because its not portrayed as happening almost immediately. In the end this movie is really beautifully shot and the sets look gorgeous. We have free resources to support you through the pandemic. Theres a beauty that shines through this dramedys inherent darkness and dysfunction. And i couldnt figure out who and or what the main villain was, and i still dont know. Focus isnt going to join oceans eleven in the pantheon of great caper films, but that doesnt mean its not a lot of fun.
He sees crane as an empty vessel, filled first with fame and then with desire. Most adult oriented rated r or above anime by epimondas. Unplanned should be rated pg instead of r, because its no more violent than. Three years later, nicky is in buenos aires working a very dangerous scheme when jess now an accomplished femme fatale. This additional information about the movies content is. The movie was playing in theaters when it shut down. Honestly this movie might not turn out to be all too great, but i think it has the potential to be good. Charming but uneven heist film is too sexy for young teens.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. Joan and tom have been married for decades, but a surprise breastcancer diagnosis allows the couple to view their. Pg movies are now more violent than rrated 80s flicks. If the characters are not believable you do not have a movie. Ironically, the movies biggest flaw is its own lack of focus, and the various twists and turns start getting a bit old and almost predictable by the climactic ending if the audience focuses enough themselves, theyll figure out a key plot point. Rated nc17 for sexual violence, strong language, nudity and graphic drug use. Jacob tremblay stars in good boys, a rrated comedy with 12yearolds cursing and ditching school that, like superbad, aims for broad appeal.
This is a partial listing of films produced andor distributed by focus features, the arthouse motion picture production distribution arm of nbcuniversal, a division of comcast. Out of focus 2014 a photographer loses focus on the big picture. In half a dozen scenes, a man and a woman kiss for several seconds in closeup, embracing closely. Focus 2015 film focus is a 2015 american romantic crime comedydrama film written and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, starring will smith and margot robbie. Its been 25 years since these selfproclaimed bad boys for life first arrived on the big screen, and.
At lancaster bible college, students are faced with that exact question. All shows here are probably inappropriate for any child under high school and many are probably. Mpaa rants aside, there are still clearly some films that dont hit the associationss dreaded, automatic nc17 stipulations, but seem to push the rrating to the brink anyway. Its about a writer in the future, theodore, who falls in love with his new operating system gravelly, sexy voice of scarlett johansson, just as he is reluctantly divorcing catherine rooney mara. Infrequent portrayals of violence depicting beating and shooting, with some blood. They are not allowed to watch rrated movies on campus unless granted permission by. Nicky will smith, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named jess margot robbie under his wing. The unwitting focus of his neighbors prejudice, newman is faced with a choice. The trick that makes robbies character such an expert thiefher light.
Thats mostly due to the leads ridiculous charm and the funny supporting characters who make several scenes appropriately tense but comical. Will smith in focus 2015 margot robbie in focus 2015 will smith and margot robbie. Read our parents guide below for details on sexual content, violence. Focus also cant maintain the mystery of newmans hell. The movie pools at waves two to four were created by including new box office hit movies and movies released to videodvd since the prior wave. Rated r for language, some sexual content and brief violence see all certifications. The rrated movie viewing variable is simply the number of rrated movies the adolescent reported seeing of the approximately 20 rrated titles included on the list of 50 movies that they were asked about. This film is not yet rated is a 2006 american documentary film about the motion picture. Be aware that you are living in the age of distraction. An r rating constitutes a strong warning toward parents to investigate the content of a movie more thoroughly before they take their children to see them. Focus runs 104 minutes and is rated r for language, some sexual content and brief violence. After seeing newman endure so much, the violent acts seem that much more unnecessary. The trick that makes robbie s character such an expert thiefher light touchis the very thing the movie loses toward the end.
In the midst of veteran con man nickys latest scheme, a woman from his past now an accomplished femme fatale shows up and throws his plans for a loop. Into the wild is a very sad movie retelling of a true story that makes you really think about society, life and death. How would you react if you could never watch another rrated film. For example if a kid does watch a r rated movie they will learn frow the movie and they will start copying the people in the movie. People say information came straight from the horses mouth, even when you know it actually came from your mother. No because kids wiil learn bad things from the r rated movies. Rrated movie viewing, growth in sensation seeking and. However its a movie, you kind of have to suspend your belief for every movie, because the only reason it. Theres a timecompressing cut in scenes, since the main characters have also suddenly changed position, from the fieldfacing rows of seats to the lounge area behind the rows of seats. And the script doesnt work in what it sets out to do because focus is trying too hard to be sexy and stylish and in the end comes off as contrived.
What impact would that have on your viewing habits, if at all. There is a refreshingly unassuming intelligence at play, as the film is both intended for grownups its rated r just because and treats the audience like grownups throughout. He gets beaten by a band of jewhating toughs and attendees of an aggressive christian group meeting, which ruins the movies portrayal of a cerebral hell and distrustful american society. Rent the movie this film is not yet rated and youll see why the mpaa is such a. And the twists come so fast and furious toward the end, they feel more like overkill than a shock. This one deserves an asterisk because there are actually two versions of this film that exist an rrated version and an nc17 version. Instead the movie will be rated r, deadline hollywood is reporting. The mpaa gave the original cut an nc17 rating for some graphic sexual. Every movie star is a con artist of sorts, seducing audiences into forking over millions by adopting a character bigger than him or herself. Let us know what you thought of the film in the comment section below.
Anyways, i just hope this doesnt go the way of poltergeist. The story he goes through is stylistically similar to steven soderberghs 2001 oceans eleven, with beautiful people in beautiful clothes gallivanting about in beautiful parts of the world. I also dislike the notion that just because a movie is rated pg, pg or even g a christian should be able watch it. Sequel will focus on adults submitted 2 years ago by. With will smith, margot robbie, rodrigo santoro, adrian martinez. Pg movies show more gun violence than rrated films. The director, paul schrader, is no stranger to stories about men trapped in sexual miscalculation. For an indepth discussion of the film by the screen rant editors check back soon for our focus episode of the sr underground podcast. Focus has the utmost intense scenes without guns or violence and a brilliant plot, full of wit and surprises to match. Rrated movies mpaa charm city kings extraction arkansas the murder of nicole brown simpson hustlers intrigo. Most r rated movies are considered to be too adult oriented for the average minor to view.