That would seem to leave Roland with a cold trail, but his superior, Captain Nichols (R. LEE ERMEY), informs him that a small group of college cheerleaders actually saw Morgan's murder and have now come forward as witnesses. Roland thinks he'll have no problem getting their eyewitness accounts, but he wasn't ready for the likes of Anne (CHRISTINA MILIAN), Teresa (PAULA GARCES), Evie (MONICA KEENA), Heather (VANESSA FERLITO) and Barb (KELLI GARNER) who can't agree about the perp's appearance and are preoccupied with the interrogation interrupting their busy social lives.
Divorced and nearly a stranger to his 17-year-old daughter Emma (SHANNON MARIE WOODWARD), Roland can't believe their shallowness and vanity, but things only get worse for him. Since the authorities know that Courtland will have any witnesses killed, Roland and two other Rangers are assigned to protect the cheerleaders. As the other two men move in across the street in a frat house, Roland ends up staying in the girl's house, much to their dismay since his no nonsense demeanor and strict rules about their activities from now on don't sit well with them.
Going undercover and posing as the assistant cheerleading coach, Roland tries to make sure the girls are safe, unaware that his friend, FBI agent Eddie Zane (BRIAN VAN HOLT), is really in cahoots with Courtland and is now after them. As Roland attempts to protect the girls, they soon overcome their differences, with them advising him about his fatherly relationship to Emma and newfound romantic one with campus professor Molly McCarthy (ANNE ARCHER).
One of them knowingly adjusts her clothed breasts to taunt some older men, while one mentions missing having phone sex with her boyfriend and they all do some sexy/provocative cheerleader moves and dancing. Some of that cheerleader related material and other moments may be enticing for some kids to imitate.
Violence consists of several people being shot to death (with some but not a lot of blood, and no graphic impact despite some execution style shootings), others are wounded by bullets and there's some fighting and vehicular chases and crashes. Some of those scenes and other moments may be unsettling or suspenseful to some viewers, while various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes (some of them extreme). Some characters drink, one guy offers to sell pot to another person, and it's somewhat implied that a major character may have had a drinking problem in the past.
Some brief crude humor is present (involving retrieving a cell phone from the back end of a cow, with visible results), a father feels bad about being mostly absent from his teenage daughter's life, and he and another character are noted as being divorced. 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.
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(2005) (Tommy Lee Jones, Kelli Garner) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Moderate
Extreme
*Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Heavy
Minor
Moderate
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Minor
Moderate
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed February 25, 2005 / Posted February 25, 2005
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