As such, he loves women but hates the thought of settling down. Thus, once free of his latest "girlfriend," Emmet heads out with his buddy Bill Shields (BRIAN MARKINSON) where they meet a young mute woman, Hattie (SAMANTHA MORTON), and her friend. While Emmet isn't happy to have a woman who can't speak, they sleep together and soon become something of a romantic item.
Yet, Emmet's lackadaisical demeanor and boozing ways puts both his paying gigs and relationship with Hattie in jeopardy. Over time, he eventually meets another woman, Blanche (UMA THURMAN), a writer with a desire to know what goes through the minds of people in various professions. Although they quickly get married, she eventually has a fling with Al Torrio (ANTHONY LaPAGLIA), a bodyguard with a dangerous reputation that titillates her.
As Emmet continues in the shadows of Django's reputation, he begins to realize that his life isn't as ideal as he would like, and that he may have thrown away his best chances at happiness.
Guns are used to shoot rats for recreation, while others are used in flashbacks (that may or may not be real) to hold up a gas station, shoot at cops, or briefly threaten others). The protagonist smokes throughout the film, while many others smoke as well. He also drinks a lot, and briefly uses drugs that cause him to wake up in a strange town several days later.
Beyond that and some bad attitudes (especially pertaining to the protagonist's behavior and treatment of others), the rest of the film's categories don't contain any major objectionable content. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for anyone in your home, however, you might want to take a closer look at our detailed content listings.
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(1999) (Sean Penn, Samantha Morton) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Minor
Heavy
Minor
Moderate
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Minor
None
None
Minor
Mild
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
Extreme
Minor
Mild
Moderate
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(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).
Reviewed December 17, 1999 / Posted December 22, 1999
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