"MY ONE AND ONLY" (2009) (Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Minor Heavy Mild Moderate Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate None None None Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy Extreme Extreme Heavy Moderate QUICK TAKE: Dramedy: In 1953, a New York socialite leaves her philandering husband to go on a cross-country trip with her two sons, all the while looking for her next husband. PLOT: In 1953, aging socialite Anne Deveraux (RENEE ZELLWEGER) comes home to her Manhattan apartment to find Dan (KEVIN BACON), her bandleader husband, cheating on her with a much younger woman. Fed up with his philandering ways, Anne decides to leave him and take her two sons, George and Robbie (LOGAN LERMAN and MARK RENDALL) on the road. The trio stops in such cities as Boston, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Anne remains on the hunt for her next husband, a man who will take care of them all. George laments his mother's wayward ways and wants only to return to Radford University. Robbie, a closet homosexual, dreams of making it as an actor in Hollywood. None of the cities work out for the Deverauxs. Anne meets a string of men who turn out to be horrible choices. Among them are Harlan (CHRIS NOTH), a career military man who dislikes George and Robbie and tries to control Anne's every move; Wallace (STEVEN WEBER), a former admirer who begs her for a large sum of cash to rescue his finances; and Bill (DAVID KOECHNER), a charming store owner who has a habit of proposing to multiple women even though he is already married. At one point, Anne's flirtations are even mistaken for prostitution solicitation, and she is arrested. Dan keeps popping in and out of their lives, trying to reconcile but remains unwilling to change. Eventually, Anne decides to take Robbie to Hollywood. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Two of the main characters are boys in their late teens, so there is some appeal there for teenagers if you can convince them to see a fairly slow-moving period piece. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For sexual content and language. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: RENEE ZELLWEGER plays a New York socialite who strikes out on her own with her two teenage sons after she finds her husband with another woman. For most of the film, her sole focus is on attracting another who will take care of her and her boys. But she eventually comes to rely on herself. She also drinks and smokes. KEVIN BACON plays Anne's philandering husband. He is a bandleader in the 1950s whose vices include smoking, drinking and casual sex with women. He has moments where he is a good father and wants very much to be a better man, but is never redeemed. LOGAN LERMAN plays Anne and Dan's son, an intense, intellectual teenager who loves his mother, but is constantly let down by her attention on herself. He misses his life in New York and craves desperately to break away and go it on his own. MARK RENDALL plays Anne's son from a previous marriage. He is a closet homosexual, who is drawn to the theater profession and dreams of making it as an actor in Hollywood. CHRIS NOTH plays a career military man who becomes engaged to Anne. He is openly hostile to both George and Robbie and extremely possessive of Anne. But his anger and misogynist ways ultimately turn her off. NICK STAHL plays the most pure-hearted person in the film. His Bud is a blue-collar neighbor of Anne's in Pittsburgh, who treats her with kindness and even bails her out of jail at one point when a hotel detective mistakes her for a prostitute. Alas, she cannot return his feelings because of her wealthy background. DAVID KOECHNER plays a paint-store operator who is a "serial matrimonialist," a man who asks numerous women to marry him even though he is already married. He charms Anne into getting engaged, only to have his wife show up. ROBIN WEIGERT plays Anne's disapproving sister, Hope, who is openly judgmental and hostile towards her younger sister for the lifestyle she has lived in the two boys she has produced. It is intimated that she cannot have children. At one point, she even steals money from Anne that was meant for George. 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: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this dramedy that has been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 1 "f" word while various other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Some sexually related dialogue is present, as is some fooling around and implied off-screen sex. Violence consists of a character manhandling another, while a gun is fired (but no one is hit) to scare away a person who's threatening another with a knife. Bad attitudes are on display throughout, as is some potentially imitative behavior, various thematic elements and a substantial amount of tense family material. Drinking is present, as is a lot of smoking and some prescription-drug taking. The film takes full advantage of its period trappings and attitudes. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE There is one instance of George taking some kind of prescription medication, but it is not clear what it is or what it is for. Anne shares at least two bottles of champagne with an old admirer in a Boston hotel bar. The second bottle is just opened when their meal together starts to unravel, the result of an argument. The man, by the way, has clearly had more to drink than Anne. Harlan and Anne have wine over dinner. One of Anne's suitors drinks alcohol from a flask and gets very frisky with her in the backseat of a car. Anne shares a drink with an undercover hotel detective. Partygoers are shown in the background drinking beer and other spirits as Dan tries to talk with Anne on the phone. Beer and wine are consumed at a family picnic by Anne, her sister and other guests. Anne drinks some wine to celebrate and gives some to her two underage sons. BLOOD/GORE Anne's foot is run over by a horse-drawn chariot on a movie set. There's really no gore, but the foot is shown being bandaged in the next scene. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE George openly laments being uprooted from Manhattan and dragged around the country by his mother, criticizing her often, and failing to realize until late that she is trying - in her own way - to improve herself and her relationship with both of them. Robbie remains mostly supportive, but rarely defends Anne. Anne goes to take George out of school, but goes to the one he previously attended some years earlier. Anne bad-mouths George's father to George. An old flame of Anne's begs her for a loan of $75,000. When she refuses, he waits until she leaves the table to sneak out of the restaurant without paying the bill after stealing money from her purse. George and Robbie whisper and snicker at their mom's boyfriend, a career military man, over dinner. Harlan wants to exert control over Anne, demanding that she return a pearl necklace he gave to her as a gift to make up for her spending money foolishly. He also does not tolerate any backtalk from his bride-to-be. Harlan erupts in anger when he learns that Anne spent $500 of his money helping handicapped children. He gets physical with George, manhandling him after he confesses to advising his mother to spend the cash on the kids. When Anne does not return the advances of a drunken suitor in the backseat of a car, he kicks her out of the vehicle and wants nothing more to do with her. While working as a diner waitress, Anne has her bottom pinched by a customer. She retaliates by pouring hot coffee in his lap. Hope is openly jealous of her sister's ability to procreate and that jealousy has manifested itself into open hostility. Anne stays with her and her husband for a time only as a last resort. Hope proclaims, "There is no God!" (Some viewers might not like that sentiment) When George decides to stay with Hope, Anne leaves behind some money for him that Anne does not tell him about. In addition to not knowing what school he attended, George compels Anne to admit during an argument that she does not know his favorite book, color or much about him at all. Bill is discovered to be a "serial matrimonialist," who is addicted to charming women and asking them to marry him even though he is already married. Anne briefly falls under his spell. A violent young hitchhiker tells the woman he is traveling with to "Shut up." A young woman steals money from Anne and Robbie after they show her kindness. Robbie jokes about Anne hanging herself. FRIGHTENING SCENES Harlan erupts in anger when he learns that Anne spent $500 of his money helping handicapped children. A hitchhiker that Anne and Robbie pick up holds Anne at knifepoint. GUNS/WEAPONS The film opens with archival footage of an atomic bomb being test-detonated and a TV cowboy pulling a gun. Anne takes a handgun from a safe-deposit box as she prepares to leave Dan. A hitchhiker that Anne and Robbie pick up holds Anne at knifepoint. Robbie scares him off by retrieving Anne's handgun and firing at the man's feet. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "F*ck," "You're too full of sh*t," "I don't care if they're sh*tting wedding bells," "Appropriate my ass," "No-good bitch," "Pansy," "Riff-raff," "There is no God," "Ungrateful brat," "You little turd," "You are a tramp," "You're a lousy mother," "Will you both shut up," "I want to stab myself," "If he touches my hair one more time, I'm gonna kill him" and "You're paler than a nun's behind." Anne urges George not to use his rearview mirror while driving. Anne steals a man's cab after he had hailed it for himself. Robbie briefly models his own mother's clothes and jewelry in a mirror. George and Robbie steal food from a buffet and put it in their pockets. Several teenage boys are shown running and playing with a basketball in a school hallway. While working as a diner waitress, Anne has her bottom pinched by a customer. She retaliates by pouring hot coffee in his lap. Anne gives wine to her two underage sons. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY At least 1 "f" word, 9 "s" words, 5 hells, 3 damns, 1 S.O.B., 3 uses of "G-damn," 2 uses of "For Christ's sake," and 1 use each of "Jesus" and "Ah Christ." SEX/NUDITY Anne catches her husband cheating on her with a younger woman. The mistress is shown in bed with a sheet over her body. She is eventually shown in her underwear getting dressed. Dan seduces a young woman, and the camera cuts to their feet as their clothes fall to their ankles. Bud flirts with Anne by likening the mechanical parts of her Cadillac to the body parts of a woman, playfully inferring sexual attraction to both. George meets a girl who boasts that an older man offered to pay her $2 if she would show him her breasts. The same girl offers to show George her breasts for free, which she does. There may be a brief, quarter-second nipple slip. The scene is a dark one in the front seat of a car during a drive-in movie. One of Anne's suitors drinks alcohol from a flask and gets very frisky with her in the backseat of a car. An undercover hotel detective mistakes Anne's flirtations and arrests her for solicitation. While working as a diner waitress, Anne has her bottom pinched by a customer. SMOKING Anne smokes during at least a half-dozen scenes in the film. Harlan smokes while talking to George. Dan is shown smoking on at least four occasions. A woman is shown smoking in a jail cell. People are shown smoking in a bar as Anne talks with a suitor. Bill hold a cigar in his hand while talking with George, but doesn't light it. Partygoers smoke and drink as Dan tries to field a phone call from Anne. Bud smokes a cigarette while talking with Dan. A passenger is shown smoking on an airplane. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Anne leaves her husband after she finds him cheating on her. George openly laments being uprooted from Manhattan and dragged around the country by his mother, criticizing her often, and failing to realize until late that she is trying - in her own way - to improve herself and her relationship with both of them. Robbie remains mostly supportive, but rarely defends Anne. Robbie admits that he knows very little about his biological father. George is torn between staying in New York where his father lives and he attends school and following his mother on an unfocused cross-country odyssey. Hope is openly jealous of her sister's ability to procreate and that jealousy has manifested itself into open hostility. Anne stays with her and her husband for a time only as a last resort. In addition to not knowing what school he attended, George compels Anne to admit during an argument that she does not know his favorite book, color or much about him at all. When George decides to stay with Hope, Anne leaves behind some money for him that Anne does not tell him about. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Divorce and its effect on children. Adultery and its effect on a marriage. Society's differing attitudes towards marriage, women and homosexuals in the 1950s compared to today. Why some women look for validation and identity in men. The importance of following one's bliss when choosing a career choice. The popularity of smoking and drinking 50-plus years ago compared to today. VIOLENCE Harlan gets physical with George, manhandling him after he learns that he advised his mother to spend $500 on helping handicapped kids. Anne slaps George hard across the face during a disagreement. A hitchhiker that Anne and Robbie pick up holds Anne at knifepoint. Robbie scares him off by retrieving Anne's handgun and firing it at the man's feet. Reviewed September 3, 2009 / Posted September 4, 2009

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