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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "OBSERVE AND REPORT" (2009) (Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta) (R) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Extreme Heavy Extreme Mild Heavy Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Heavy None None Heavy Extreme Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Extreme None Minor Moderate Heavy QUICK TAKE: Comedy: A shopping mall security guard becomes progressively unhinged as he pursues both a pretty employee and the middle-aged flasher who's terrorizing her and others. PLOT: Ronnie Barnhardt (SETH ROGEN) takes his job -- as head of security at Forest Ridge Mall -- quite seriously. With underling security guards Dennis (MICHAEL PENA), John Yuen (JOHN YUAN), Matt Yuen (MATTHEW YUAN) and aspiring guard Charles (JESSE PLEMONS) following his every word and command, he thinks he's the big kahuna, a view that would be shared by his Mom (CELIA WESTON) if she wasn't always drunkenly blunt. While his boss, Mark (DAN BAKKEDAHL), puts up with most of his behavior, and coffee shop employee Nell (COLLETTE WOLFE) takes a liking to him as he's the only one who doesn't make fun of the cast on her leg, others are less accepting. That includes store employee Saddamn (AZIZ ANSARI) who thinks Ronnie profiles him, while cosmetics counter employee Brandi (ANNA FARIS) is creeped out by the guard's not-so-subtle and somewhat stalker-like come-ons to her. Then again, that's better than what she receives from a Flasher (RANDY GAMBRILL) who's been exposing his middle-aged and decidedly less than buff body to her and others at the mall. That doesn't sit well with Ronnie, nor does the fact that Det. Harrison (RAY LIOTTA) with the local Conway police is now working on that case. Feeling that Harrison is invading his territory, Ronnie becomes progressively unhinged as he tries to prove his worth to the cop, Brandi and everyone else by catching the serial flasher. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of anyone in the cast or outrageous/aggressive comedies, they might be interested. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For pervasive language, graphic nudity, drug use, sexual content and violence. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: Considering what occurs in the film, it's doubtful many if any parents would consider any of the major characters as good role models for kids. 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 R-rated comedy. Profanity consists of at least 131 "f" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Sexually related dialogue and song lyrics are present, as are several partially seen sexual encounters, while a middle-aged, male flasher's full frontal nudity is viewed. Other nudity (bare breasts) and sexual content is present. Violence consists of a graphic shooting, some hard-hitting fights, and other such physical contact. Some of that has a surprising amount of bloody results, and some of what occurs might be unsettling and/or suspenseful to viewers. All sorts of bad attitudes are present, as is drug use (coke, pot and heroin) and drinking (including drunkenness and alcoholism), while that and other behavior might be enticing for kids to imitate. A little bit of tense family material is present, as are several instances of crude humor. 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 Ronnie's mom appears to be intoxicated (behavior, including slurring) and pours liquor from a bottle into an empty soda bottle. She later passes out and falls from her chair to the floor. A kid asks Ronnie if he wants some crack (cocaine) when the latter finds the former on the street at night. Ronnie's mom has some booze. Some guys drop off Brandi back at her place, and she's intoxicated, telling Ronnie she has to pee before they go out. We next see them in a bar or restaurant where he has a beer in front of him, while she sucks down a drink via a straw. She then orders tequila shots and we later see a quick montage of her downing them (Ronnie has just one), while she also has another drink. When she spots Ronnie taking some of his prescription medication, she asks for one pill, commenting on not realizing he parties like that. He gives her the entire bottle and she then downs several pills. She later vomits from all of that, and then has drunken sex with him. Dennis offers to teach Ronnie the ways of the dark side, and we then see a montage of drinking and drug use. That includes Dennis snorting coke several times, Ronnie smoking pot and drinking with the Yuens, and then Dennis shooting up heroin. We then see Ronnie carrying a flask, and when he finds out something disturbing about Dennis, he says they should just go get a beer. Dennis agrees, but that never happens. Ronnie takes a prescription pill, with his mom then taking one of his as well. After his mom says something, Ronnie asks what she's talking about, and she replies that she doesn't know as she's drunk. When he thinks she's going to give up drinking, she says she's switching to beer as "I can pound those all day and still keep my sh*t together." Ronnie receives a postcard from Dennis, and we hear the latter's voice reading the writing, including him stating that where he's at the beer is cold. BLOOD/GORE Some thugs threaten Ronnie who then hits them with a baton/rod, including one with a briefly seen, bad arm break where the skin rips, and he then kicks the leader in his bloody face. Some guys drop off Brandi back at her place, and she's intoxicated, telling Ronnie she has to pee before they go out. Later, when they return after drinking, she vomits and says she needs a breath mint as her breath "tastes like sh*t." He states he accepts her, and plants a kiss on her (right after that vomiting). Moments later, while he's having sex with her, she appears to be passed out with vomit from her mouth and some on her pillow. While intoxicated (above), Brandi states, "You can polish a turd, but it's still a piece of sh*t." Ronnie tells a metaphorical story of cancer and puss spreading over a playground (meaning a threat). As Dennis does heroin, we see a close-up view of a bloody backflow into the syringe. Ronnie and Harrison are fairly bloody after getting in a brutal fight. We later see Ronnie with various cuts and scrapes on his face. While chatting with Ronnie, his mom mentions the other night when she soiled her pants. SPOILER ALERT: As the flasher races toward Brandi, Ronnie suddenly steps up and shoots the man in the chest, downing him (with very bloody results on him and a pool of blood on the floor, while Ronnie has some blood on him). DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE We see a miscellaneous person shoplift. In several scenes, a flasher terrorizes mall patrons and employees by exposing his full frontal nudity while wearing just a trench coat. Some guys break a "no skateboarding" rule (with one even spray-painting a sign indicating just that) at the mall. Ronnie doesn't like Harrison infiltrating what he thinks is his territory in terms of investigating the mall flasher (and that includes Ronnie giving Harrison "the finger"). The two then have bad attitudes toward each other throughout the film. An initially anonymous person steals from the mall at night. Ronnie says a few Spanish words to a Hispanic man and despite not understanding the language or response, proclaims that man is the suspect (to Harrison). Ronnie and Saddam don't like each other, particularly since Ronnie profiles him due to his ethnicity. That results in both exchanging the phrase "f*ck you" to each other repeatedly. Harrison finally has enough of Ronnie and his ego, telling him, "You f*cking faggot" and "You're a f*cking retard." After a kid offers to sell Ronnie drugs, that boy's father and other thugs threaten Ronnie, including holding a gun to his head. Despite her obviously not liking him, Ronnie keeps hitting on Brandi, including putting his hand on her head, and later rubbing a rose on her face, both of which make her visibly uncomfortable, but he ignores that. Nell's boss is mean to her, including about her having a cast on her leg. At one point, he and another of his employees laugh about her in her presence. Harrison has another detective hide so that he can listen to Harrison inform Ronnie that he failed his psychological exam to be a cop. The other detective then comes out and says he thought it would be funny, but it's not, and leaves. After hearing about Nell's boss being mean to her, Ronnie storms into the back of the store, grabs the man, slams him against an industrial oven several times, and threatens to murder him if he does it again. Dennis offers to teach Ronnie the ways of the dark side, and we then see them aiming laser pointers at various parts of women's clothed bodies (breasts, butts, etc.) as they pass by. We then see Dennis pop up above and from behind a stall wall and take a photo of a bare-breasted woman as she changes clothes. SPOILER ALERT: We learn that Dennis is the mall robber, and when Ronnie (who's been hanging out and partying with him) says he can't go along with that, Dennis twice hits him on the head with a stool, knocking him out. About his behavior, Mark asks Ronnie, "Are you f*cking retarded?" About Nell and her pledge to remain celibate until marriage, Ronnie proudly states that's one promise he intends on making her break. FRIGHTENING SCENES Scenes listed under "Violence" and/or "Blood/Gore" may be unsettling and/or suspenseful to younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material. To get back at Harrison, Ronnie surprises him by stating he's riding along while Harrison is on the job at night. In response, Harrison takes Ronnie to the worst neighborhood, says he can walk the beat, and then abandons him there. A kid then offers to sell Ronnie some crack, followed by that boy's father and other gang-bangers then harassing Ronnie, including the father holding his handgun on Ronnie. The latter, however, slyly pulls out a baton/rod and uses that to strike the various thugs. One manages to hit him, but he takes out all of them (including one with a briefly seen, bad arm break where the skin rips), ending with kicking the leader in his bloody face. GUNS/WEAPONS Handguns/Baton or rod: Carried and/or used to threaten and wound others. See "Violence" for details. Ronnie and the Yuens fire various weapons (handguns, machine guns, etc.) at a firing range. Harrison wears a sidearm while on the job. We hear distant gunshots when Harrison drops Ronnie off in a bad neighborhood at night. While telling a metaphorical story about threat, Ronnie comments about taking care of matters with a shotgun, and then makes the gesture of cocking and firing a shotgun (directly at the interviewer he's with). We see that Ronnie's mom has a cake for him in the shape of a gun. As a cop, Ronnie wears a sidearm. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "I'm gonna f*ck you," "F*cked up big time," "You f*cked up (big)," "Get the f*ck out of my face," "I'm just f*cking with you," "What the f*ck /was that/are you doing here/am I doing?" "This guy f*cking did it," "My d*ck is brown, you dumb m*therf*cker," "F*ck you," "You m*therf*cker," "You f*cking faggot," "You're a f*cking retard," "You stupid m*therf*cker," "Shut the f*ck up," "F*ck him," "Sit the f*ck down," "Fine, m*therf*cker," "I guess I'm f*cking dumb," "You're so f*cking gorgeous," "Why are you stopping, m*therf*cker?" "I will f*cking murder you," "Calm the f*ck down," "Are you f*cking retarded?" "You stupid m*therf*cker," "F*ck the sh*t out of me," "I love you, you f*cking bitch," "The world needs a f*cking hero," "Ah/Oh sh*t," "Bullsh*t," "Sh*t-hole," "You scared the sh*t out of me," "That's some crazy sh*t," "You can polish a turd, but it's still a piece of sh*t," "Good sh*t," "Funny as sh*t," "I passed the sh*t out of it," "Black ops sh*t," "I can pound those all day and still keep my sh*t together," "Sack of sh*t," "Watch out, slut," "C*cks*cking blues," "See you later, sweet t*ts," "Can you please take the d*ck off your face?" "How's your d*ck hanging? Low I hope," "Hey bitch," "Hell yes," "You sell-out," "Idiots," "Save your sorries for someone sad," "Payback's a bitch," "Fat ass," "Suck," "C'mon bitch," "You were right as hell," "Pissed" and "My bad." We see a miscellaneous person shoplift. We see miscellaneous tattoos on several miscellaneous characters. A flasher terrorizes mall patrons and employees by exposing his full frontal nudity while wearing just a trench coat. Many characters (including Ronnie) give "the finger" to others, both directly and a bit more slyly (such as rubbing their middle finger on their lips, etc.). Some guys break a "no skateboarding" rule (with one even spray-painting a sign indicating just that) at the mall. Dennis's various gestures and such might be enticing for some kids to imitate. We see miscellaneous graffiti. While telling a metaphorical story about threat, Ronnie comments about taking care of matters with a shotgun, and then makes the gesture of cocking and firing a shotgun (directly at the interviewer he's with). Dennis offers to teach Ronnie the ways of the dark side, and we then see them aiming laser pointers at various parts of women's clothed bodies (breasts, butts, etc.) as they pass by. We then see Dennis pop up above and from behind a stall wall and take a photo of a bare-breasted woman as she changes clothes. Dennis offers to teach Ronnie the ways of the dark side, and we then see them beating up various skateboarders in the mall parking lot (punches, etc.). They then drive (in a golf cart) by one last guy, with Ronnie cracking him over the head with a skateboard. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) Lyrics in a song include talk of a "p*ssy" made of gold, an erection reference, and the female singer stating she'll show hers if the guy shows his. A song has the phrase "C*cks*cking blues." PROFANITY At least 131 "f" words (20 used with "mother," 4 used sexually, and several more are bleeped out), 25 "s" words, 8 slang terms using male genitals ("d*ck" and "c*cks*cking"), 1 using female ones ("p*ssy"), 1 for breasts ("t*ts"), 5 asses (1 used with "hole"), 4 hells, 1 damn, 6 uses of "Oh my God," 2 each of "G-damn," "God" and "Oh God" and 1 use each of "Jesus" and "Jesus Christ." SEX/NUDITY We see a slow-motion, close-up view of a couple walking along, with one hand in the other's back pants pocket (thus a close-up view of their clothed butts). The flasher exposes himself to some people in the parking lot (opening his trench coat), and states, "I'm gonna f*ck you," "Watch it slut" and "See my d*ck." Others see his full frontal nudity, but we don't, although we see a partial glimpse of his bare butt. We see a close-up view of Brandi's cleavage as she bends over and then adjusts her clothed breasts (representing Ronnie's point of view). Ronnie isn't happy about the above flasher incident, commenting on the "d*ck" being seen and sarcastically adds that things are fine until someone puts something else into someone else that they don't want. Lyrics in a song include talk of a "p*ssy" made of gold, an erection reference, and the female singer stating she'll show hers if the guy shows his. The flasher exposes himself to Brandi, says something about his "d*ck," and makes a mocking masturbation gesture with his hand. We see Brandi in a short skirt, while she also shows cleavage. Trying to comfort Brandi after the flasher incident, Ronnie tells her "Don't think about his penis." A song has the phrase "C*cks*cking blues." Saddam tries selling his product to a woman, rubbing her arm while commenting on covering her breasts with some bubbles (just talk, that isn't occurring). Moments later, when Ronnie states Saddam is the flasher, Saddam replies, "My d*ck is brown, you stupid m*therf*cker." After we see miscellaneous hookers plying their trade on the streets, Ronnie has an encounter with a thug who holds his gun on Ronnie, telling him he should make Ronnie suck it like a "d*ck," and that when it would then "come," it would blow his brains out. We see sketches of the flasher's penis. Brandi shows a little cleavage. Nell tells Ronnie she's saving herself for marriage, but then admits she's a "born again virgin," adding, "We've all been to beach week, right?" About her husband, Ronnie's mom says she knew "I'd f*ck him right there," with Ronnie stating he hopes that happens to him tonight with Brandi. Some guys drop off Brandi back at her place, with one saying, "See you later, sweet t*ts." While intoxicated, Brandi rides behind Ronnie on a motorbike with her hands on his clothed chest (like a guy would do to a woman and her breasts). Ronnie kisses Brandi right after she vomits from being intoxicated. We next see (a torso view) him having sex on top of her with movement but no nudity, but when he notices she's passed out (with vomit from her mouth), he stops, prompting her to suddenly ask, "Why are you stopping, m*therf*cker?" Ronnie's mom tells Dennis that she used to "f*ck" all of her son's friends when he was in high school. We see a close-up photo of a penis that Ronnie has as evidence. He then licks the back of that, and places it on his forehead, prompting Dennis to ask, "Can you please take the d*ck off your face?" Dennis offers to teach Ronnie the ways of the dark side, and we then see them aiming laser pointers at various parts of women's clothed bodies (breasts, butts, etc.) as they pass by, and some of those women show cleavage. We then see Dennis pop up above and from behind a stall wall and take a photo of a bare-breasted woman as she changes clothes. We see the above penis photo again. About the flasher, Ronnie says he's coming back quick and hard (the latter being a joke on the part of the film and not intended that way by Ronnie). Ronnie finds Brandi having sex in a parked car with another man, telling her partner, "F*ck the sh*t out of me." She's on top and we see movement and views of her in her bra while also hearing sexual sounds. About that, Ronnie later states she's the girl if you want someone who "f*cks" your enemy. Ronnie receives a postcard from Dennis, and we hear the latter's voice reading the writing, including him asking, "How's your d*ck hanging? Low I hope." He also states that where he's at, the beer is cold and the girls are "wet." We see many views (including some slow motion) of the flasher running through the mall, wearing just an open trench coat, thus showing full frontal nudity of his less than toned body. About Nell and her pledge to remain celibate until marriage, Ronnie proudly states that's one promise he intends on making her break. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Ronnie asks his mom if he was the reason his dad left, and she matter-of-factly responds, "Definitely." TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT People who are self-delusional, especially those that turn violent. A flasher terrorizes mall patrons and employees by exposing his full frontal nudity while wearing just a trench coat. Ronnie's comment that the world needs a hero. Brandi having drunken sex with Ronnie who she normally can't stand. VIOLENCE To get back at Harrison, Ronnie surprises him by stating he's riding along while Harrison is on the job at night. In response, Harrison takes Ronnie to the worst neighborhood, says he can walk the beat, and then abandons him there. A kid then offers to sell Ronnie some crack, followed by that boy's father and other gang-bangers then harassing Ronnie, including the father holding his handgun on Ronnie. The latter, however, slyly pulls out a baton/rod and uses that to strike the various thugs. One manages to hit him, but he takes out all of them (including one with a briefly seen, bad arm break where the skin rips), ending with kicking the leader in his bloody face. On a cop training obstacle course, Ronnie pushes another participant off a balance beam of sorts and knocks others aside. After hearing about Nell's boss being mean to her, Ronnie storms into the back of the store, grabs the man, slams him against an industrial oven several times, and threatens to murder him if he does it again. Ronnie uses a taser on another man, shocking him. Dennis offers to teach Ronnie the ways of the dark side, and we then see them beating up various skateboarders in the mall parking lot (punches, etc.). They then drive (in a golf cart) by one last guy, with Ronnie cracking him over the head with a skateboard. SPOILER ALERT: We learn that Dennis is the mall robber, and when Ronnie (who's been hanging out and partying with him) says he can't go along with that, Dennis twice hits him on the head with a stool, knocking him out. Dennis drives a full-size car through the mall and then out from the glass exit doors, smashing them. Angry about catching Brandi having sex with another guy, Ronnie later grabs something and smashes the top of a cosmetics counter display case. Harrison and a bunch of cops arrive to arrest Ronnie who won't back down. As they approach, he pulls out his large flashlight and uses that to strike many of them. One manages to strike him, but he keeps at it until they eventually overpower and tackle him. When they starting kicking him, Charles jumps on the pile, thus allowing Ronnie to escape. He and Harrison then fight, with both delivering various hard blows, with Harrison eventually prevailing. As he walks away (bloodied, just like Ronnie), we see cops in the background of the shot kicking Ronnie on the floor. Ronnie punches Saddam in the face. Ronnie chases the flasher through the mall, with both bumping into and knocking others aside. SPOILER ALERT: As the flasher races toward Brandi, Ronnie suddenly steps up and shoots the man in the chest, downing him (with very bloody results on him and a pool of blood on the floor, while Ronnie has some blood on him). Reviewed April 6, 2009 / Posted April 10, 2009

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