"DE-LOVELY" (2004) (Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Mild Heavy Minor None Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Minor None None *Moderate *Moderate Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Moderate Extreme Heavy Moderate Minor QUICK TAKE: Drama: An elderly songwriter looks back on his life of successes and failures, as well as his relationship with the love of his life. PLOT: In what's possibly the afterworld or a way station on the way there, an emissary, Gabe (JONATHAN PYRCE), has the elderly songwriter Cole Porter (KEVIN KLINE) look back on his life and its various successes and failures. The two then watch a stage production of Porter's life beginning several decades earlier where a younger version of Cole (KEVIN KLINE) meets a stunning divorcée, Linda (ASHLEY JUDD), and immediately falls for her. The two quickly become lovers and are married in front of friends Gerald (KEVIN McNALLY) and Sara Murphy (SANDRA NELSON), producer Monty Woolley (ALLAN CORDUNER) and many others. This is despite Cole's bisexual tastes and affairs that Linda knowingly accepts. As time passes, Linda convinces Cole to move to New York where he becomes a big hit on Broadway with his plays, and then on to Hollywood where he must work with studio head Louis B. Mayer (PETER POLYCARPOU). His dedication to his work and flings with various men, however, soon put a strain on his and Linda's marriage, as do various latter unexpected developments and hardships. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Unless they're fans of Porter's work or someone in the cast, it doesn't seem too likely. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For sexual content. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: KEVIN KLINE plays the legendary songwriter known for his witty and sophisticated lyrics. Despite being married to Linda, he carries on open homosexual relationships with various men. He also drinks and smokes. ASHLEY JUDD plays his wife who initially puts up with his affairs, but eventually has a change of heart toward them and him. She also drinks and smokes, even when faced with a serious lung disease. JONATHAN PYRCE plays a mysterious emissary who puts on a stage show of sorts that allows Cole to look back on his life. KEVIN McNALLY and SANDRA NELSON good friends of the Porters who must deal with their trials and tribulations as well as having a severely sick child of their own. ALLAN CORDUNER plays a producer who arranges for some of Cole's homosexual affairs. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: Here's a brief summary of the content found in this drama that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of a handful of mild expletives, while a few colorful phrases are present. Various songs have lyrics that could be viewed as benign or laced with double entendres (including a repeated phrase of "Let's do it...let's fall in love"). Other non-explicit, but sexually related dialogue is present, while various sexual encounters (both hetero and homosexual) are implied or suggested (a few brief gay kisses occur out of bed). Various characters drink and/or smoke (some to excess), while some bad attitudes are present. Tense family material includes several familial deaths, brief talk of miscarriage and a strained/failing marriage. Meanwhile, a horse-riding accident leaves a man's legs crushed (and slightly bloodied) resulting in him later being an amputee. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Old Cole has a drink by him. Miscellaneous people have drinks, as does Linda. There's talk of liquor in a song's lyrics and a line about will you sober up my dear. We see champagne by Cole in bed and then see Linda there too. Monty and Cole have drinks. Cole has a drink by him. Miscellaneous people have drinks. Linda and Cole have drinks with the Murphys. Miscellaneous people have drinks. We see what are presumably prop drinks in a musical number. Cole comes in with champagne for Linda and himself. Cole pours himself a drink. Cole has a drink. Monty and others have drinks. Miscellaneous people drink. We see a bottle of liquor next to Cole as he sits at the piano. We see that again in another scene and he drinks some. We see some liquor on a piano near Cole. A comment is made about a reservoir of scotch (among other things) being needed for Cole to get back to walking and working. We see more shots that show liquor on Cole's piano as he works. Cole and the Murphys have liquor and wine with dinner. Cole's lover has a drink. BLOOD/GORE We see a little bit of blood on the front of Linda's clothes when she reveals that she's had a miscarriage. Cole's horse rears up with him in the saddle. It then falls over and lands on his legs, crushing them. The horse then rolls over on them again and we then see his blood-stained pants legs. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Old Cole says that if he believed in God, he'd hope He'd be a song and dance man (some viewers might not like that comment). Cole has various homosexual affairs while married to Linda, but does so with her knowledge and acceptance (at least initially). Linda's ex-husband confronts her about her pending marriage to Cole (in a mean way). There's talk of Linda's ex-husband physically abusing her. Monty sets up Cole with a male actor for a tryst. A person blackmails Linda over a photo he's taken of Cole kissing another man. FRIGHTENING SCENES Cole's horse rears up with him in the saddle. It then falls over and lands on his legs, crushing them. The horse then rolls over on them again and we then see his blood-stained pants legs. GUNS/WEAPONS None. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Nature is a nasty bitch," "The hell with luck" and "Not care a damn." Cole steps up onto a small chair and "rides it" as it falls over backwards (done in something of a dance move). JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) There's talk of liquor in a song's lyrics and a line about will you sober up my dear. A song has a lyric (with a possible double entendre) of "Ate his wife and divorced his lunch." A song repeatedly states, "Let's do it...let's fall in love" (with the first part potentially being a double entendre for sex, with the second part of the line there to make it not so naughty -- or the entire thing is benign). However, also in the song are lines such as, "Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated flees do it." Thus, many uses of "do it" are present. A song has a lyric about "spend my life making love to you...day and night...night and day." PROFANITY At least 2 asses, 2 damns, 1 hell, 6 uses of "God," 3 of "Oh my God," 2 each of "G-damn" and "Oh God" and 1 use each of "For Christ's sakes," "Good God," "My God" and "Oh Christ." There are also many uses of the term "do it" in a song (see "Music (Inappropriate)) but they could be meant either as slang for sex or simply just the first part of the entire lyric (that has a pause in the middle) that ends with "fall in love." SEX/NUDITY Linda shows a little cleavage. A young man hugs Cole and it's implied that they're lovers. Cole states that he wanted every kind of love that was available and that he could never find that in just one person or one sex (meaning gender). Linda knows about Cole and men and says, "You like them more than I do." We see champagne by Cole in bed and then see Linda there too (they briefly kiss in the morning, suggesting they had sex). Cole states that as far as physical love was concerned, he and Linda could take it or leave it. We briefly see Cole and Linda kissing in bed beneath the covers, but we do see her bare back. When Linda's husband tells her not to turn her back on him, she sarcastically says that was the position he most favored. A classic style statue on an ornate mantel shows bare breasts. Linda shows a little cleavage. We see Cole finishing getting dressed as his gay lover lies in a bed shirtless (implying sex). They briefly kiss. We see some miscellaneous cleavage. A song repeatedly states, "Let's do it...let's fall in love" (with the first part potentially being a double entendre for sex, with the second part of the line there to make it not so naughty -- or the entire thing is benign). However, also in the song are lines such as, "Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated flees do it." Thus, many uses of "do it" are present. Linda shows a little cleavage in her nightgown. She and Cole briefly kiss, but the shot fades out while they're in bed. A song has a lyric about "spend my life making love to you...day and night...night and day." Monty sets up Cole with a male actor for a tryst. We see a woman playfully biting at a man's ear. We see what may be a gay club where men are dancing together. A female singer there wears a dress that shows a little part of the side of her bare breast. Cole then kisses one man there (and someone snaps a photo of that). SMOKING Cole smokes around 15 times in the past and at least 5 times in the "present," Linda smokes more than 10 times, Gerald smokes several times and various minor and miscellaneous characters smoke (cigarettes and cigars) in several scenes. On various occasions following the opening of his musicals, Linda gives Cole the gift of fancy cigarette cases. Linda continues to smoke despite having a very bad lung illness/disease. TENSE FAMILY SCENES We hear that Linda is a divorcee and her ex-husband confronts her about her pending marriage to Cole (in a mean way). Cole's gay love affairs put a strain on his marriage to Linda, although she initially tolerates it as long as his actions don't jeopardize them or the music. It gets worse as the story progresses until they eventually separate. We hear that the Murphys' young son is quite sick with tuberculosis. Later, we hear that he died and see part of the funeral as well as the grieving family. We see a little bit of blood on the front of Linda's clothes when she reveals that she's had a miscarriage. A man must deal with his wife's worsening illness, her being on her deathbed, dying and then a funeral scene. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The historical accuracy and/or artistic license taken with the real story. Homosexuality and bisexuality. Cole states that he wanted every kind of love that was available and that he could never find that in just one person or one sex (meaning gender). There's talk of Linda's ex-husband physically abusing her. We see a little bit of blood on the front of Linda's clothes when she reveals that she's had a miscarriage. An X-ray of Linda's chest shows that her lungs are badly damaged and she continues to smoke despite having that very bad lung illness/disease. Musicals. Amputees. VIOLENCE Cole's horse rears up with him in the saddle. It then falls over and lands on his legs, crushing them. The horse then rolls over on them again and we then see his blood-stained pants legs. Reviewed June 16, 2004 / Posted July 2, 2004

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