Tragedy strikes when a drunk driver causes an accident that kills Sam and almost kills Charlie. Grief-stricken, Charlie gives up his scholarship and spends the next five years taking care of the graveyard with his friend Alistair (AUGUSTUS PREW) where Sam is buried. His days consist of tending to the graveyard's grounds, shooing away the annoying geese, and meeting the ghost of Sam every day in the same secluded spot in the woods to play, hang out, and talk about life.
Charlie starts to come out of his shell when a former classmate named Tess (AMANDA CREW) returns to town and is revealed to be a champion boater. After a chance meeting with Florio (RAY LIOTTA), the paramedic who saved his life years earlier, Charlie starts to suspect there was a reason why he was given a second chance at life. He soon learns what that reason is.
Violence consists of a horrific car crash that claims the life of a child. There is also a bar fight in which one man is punched hard and sent to the ground. A climactic rescue at sea is fraught with peril. Some of this has fairly bloody results, and those scenes and moments of potential peril could prove unsettling and/or suspenseful for various viewers.
Bad attitudes are present, as is some potentially imitative behavior, various thematic elements, and lots of tense family material. Drinking is also present, but no smoking.
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.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are numerous sailing sequences in the film and the motion of the boats and the seas may prove hard to watch.
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(2010) (Zac Efron, Amanda Crew) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
Moderate
Minor
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Heavy
Moderate
Moderate
None
Moderate
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
None
Extreme
Heavy
Moderate
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Reviewed July 27, 2010 / Posted July 30, 2010
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