That puts a great deal of strain on John as he tries to continue raising Luke as normally as possible, but with the boy shunning his mother in prison and following her suicide attempt, he's desperate for a solution. He thinks he finds it in a convict (LIAM NEESON) who's escaped from the joint numerous times and gives John various pointers about what's necessary to pull off such an act.
Anytime he's not with Luke, or when the boy is off with his grandparents, George (BRIAN DENNEHY) and Grace (HELEN CAREY), or at a birthday party thrown by the parent, Nicole (OLIVIA WILDE), of one of Luke's classmates, John is plotting his course of action, including doing recon at the prison, trying to get fake passports and such.
As he prepares and then sets his plan into motion -- even surprising Laura with it upon springing it on her -- John must contend with various expected and unexpected developments, including the likes of cops Det. Quinn (JASON BEGHE) and Lt. Nabulsi (LENNIE JAMES) ending up on his trail, determined to prevent him from leaving Pittsburg and fleeing to another country.
Violence consists of several murders, a beating, and the threatening of others with guns. Some of that has bloody results, and those scenes and various moments of potential peril could be unsettling and/or suspenseful to some viewers.
Bad attitudes are present, as is imitative behavior. Tense family material occurs, as do various thematic elements. Alcohol is present in several scenes and there's brief smoking, while a man buys drugs from a dealer (but only in hopes that will lead to the purchase of fake passports and such) and later ends up in and destroys a meth lab.
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's occasional handheld camera footage (sometimes fairly bouncy) in the film.
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(2010) (Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Heavy
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
Minor
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Minor
Extreme
Extreme
Extreme
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Reviewed October 12, 2010 / Posted November 19, 2010
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