Not recommended under 10. PG to 12 (Violence)
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Children under 10 | Not recommended due to violent scenes |
Children aged 10-12 | Parental guidance recommended due to violent scenes |
This section contains details about the movie, including its classification by the Australian Government Classification Board and the associated consumer advice lines. Other classification advice (OC) is provided where the Australian film classification is not available.
Name of movie: | Johnny English Reborn |
Classification: | PG |
Consumer advice lines: | Mild action violence |
Length: | 101 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson), accident prone British intelligence agent for MI7 is on a retreat high in the Tibetan mountains honing his Kung Fu skills. Meanwhile back in London, MI7 has been told by Hong Kong agent, Fisher (Richard Schiff), that a group of international assassins called Vortex is planning to kill the Chinese Premier. Fisher will only pass on vital information to Johnny English, whom Fisher trusts. Pamela Thornton (Gillian Anderson) the head of MI7 recalls Johnny English from his Tibetan retreat and teams him up with Agent Tucker (Daniel Kaluuya) whose job is to keep Johnny on the straight and narrow. Kate Summer (Rosamund Pike), MI7’s behavioural psychologist is also assigned to keep an eye on English.
English and Agent Tucker are sent to Hong Kong and make contact with Agent Fisher, who gives English one of three keys needed to unlock the secret weapon that will be used to kill the Chinese Premier. However, before Agent Fisher is able to provide any further information he is killed.
Johnny English and Agent Tucker now have to track down the remaining two keys, dodging international assassins and becoming involved in conspiracies involving the KGB, CIA and MI7, as Johnny English attempts to save the life of the Chinese Premier and prevent global chaos and disaster.
Children and adolescents may react adversely at different ages to themes of crime, suicide, drug and alcohol dependence, death, serious illness, family breakdown, death or separation from a parent, animal distress or cruelty to animals, children as victims, natural disasters and racism. Occasionally reviews may also signal themes that some parents may simply wish to know about.
Espionage; assassination
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.
Repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution. 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.
The film’s action violence, including the depiction of several violent deaths, is depicted in an unrealistic slapstick manner with minimal depiction of blood and gore. Examples include:
Children under five are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations.
Children in this age group are likely to be scared by the above-mentioned violent scenes.
Children aged five to eight will also be frightened by scary visual images and will also be disturbed by depictions of the death of a parent, a child abandoned or separated from parents, children or animals being hurt or threatened and / or natural disasters.
Children in this age group are likely to be scared by the above-mentioned violent scenes.
Children aged eight to thirteen are most likely to be frightened by realistic threats and dangers, violence or threat of violence and / or stories in which children are hurt or threatened.
Younger children in this age group may also be disturbed by the above-mentioned violent scenes.
Children 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.
Children in this age group are unlikely to be disturbed by anything in this movie.
The following products are displayed or used in this movie:
Johnny English Reborn contains some low-level sexual references and innuendo. Examples include:
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
There is some use of substances in this movie, including:
The film contains occasional very mild coarse language and name calling. Examples include:
Johnny English Reborn rated (PG) is a comedy spy thriller targeting adolescents and adults. Although a little predictable it is likely to entertain those who enjoy spy spoof films or are Rowan Atkinson fans. Younger adolescents are likely to find the slapstick humour hilarious.
The main messages from this movie are that you should never give up or surrender regardless of how many times you fail.
Parents may wish to discuss the gender stereotyping in the film.
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