Not recommended under 8 (lacks interest) PG to 13 (Coarse language)
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Children under 8 | Not recommended due to lack of interest & coarse language |
Children aged 8-13 | Parental guidance recommended due to coarse language |
Children over the age of 13 | OK for this age group |
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: | New in Town |
Classification: | PG |
Consumer advice lines: | Coarse language |
Length: | 93 minutes |
This review of the movie contains the following information:
A small manufacturing plant in New Ulm, Minnesota, is having financial difficulties, so the parent company sends Lucy Hill (Renee Zellweger), one of their top executives, down to sort out the problems. Arriving fresh from Miami in smart suit and stilettos, Lucy is immediately confronted with snow, icy roads and a hostile reception from the employees. Adding to her problems is the ‘small town’ attitude that is very prevalent, particularly in regard to female bosses.
Lucy straightaway gets offside with union rep., Ted Mitchell (Harry Connick Jr.) and plant manager Stu (J.K. Simmons). However, when Ted rescues Lucy from a car crash, in which she’s stranded in the snow, Lucy’s feelings for Ted start to change. Lucy also gains acceptance from the locals when she refuses to close the plant down as ordered by head office and starts on a new profitable venture.
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.
Problems faced by women in executive positions
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.
There is some violence and accidental harm in this movie, mainly done for comic effect, including:
Children under five are most likely to be frightened by scary visual images, such as monsters, physical transformations.
Apart from the above-mentioned violent scenes, there is nothing in this film which is likely to disturb children
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.
Apart from the above-mentioned violent scenes, there is nothing in this film which is likely to disturb children
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.
Nothing of concern
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.
Nothing of concern
The following products are displayed or used in this movie:
There are some sexual references in this movie, including:
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
There is some use of substances in this movie, including:
There is some coarse language in this movie, including:
New in Town is a romantic comedy very much written to a formula. It is full of stereotypes, but will appeal to teens for its laughs.
The main message from this movie is that people are more important than profits.
Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:
This movie could also give parents the opportunity to discuss with their children attitudes and behaviours, and their real-life consequences, such as
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