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"PARKER"
(2013) (Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez) (R)


Alcohol/Drugs Moderate
Blood/Gross Stuff Extreme
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Moderate
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Extreme
Jump Scenes Moderate
Music (Scary/Tense) Heavy
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Extreme
Sex/Nudity Extreme
Smoking Minor
Tense Family Scenes Moderate
Topics to Talk About Moderate
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Action: A master thief vows revenge when he is double-crossed by his partners.
PLOT:
Master thief Parker (JASON STATHAM) is able to pull off an elaborate heist at the Ohio State Fair, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in admissions and concessions money. Once clear, his cohorts - Melander (MICHAEL CHIKLIS), Carlson (WENDELL PIERCE), Ross (CLIFTON COLLINS JR.), and Hardwicke (MICAH A. HAUPTMAN) - double-cross him, shoot him, and leave him for dead on the side of the road.

He is eventually saved and hatches a plan with his mentor, Hurley (NICK NOLTE), to exact revenge on the four men even though they have ties to an enigmatic gangster in Chicago. Aware that he is still alive, the mob dispatches a hitman named Kroll (DANIEL BERNHARDT) who almost kills Parker's girlfriend, Claire (EMMA BOOTH). Parker uses a fake ID, passport, and birth certificate from master forger Norte (CARLOS CARRASCO) to travel to West Palm Beach where Melander is plotting a major jewel heist.

To avoid suspicion, Parker masquerades as a rich oilman and catches the eye of real estate agent Leslie (JENNIFER LOPEZ), a nearly bankrupt divorcee who has had to move in with her soap opera-addicted mother, Ascension (PATTI LUPONE). Leslie has the eye of a local cop, Jake (BOBBY CANNAVALE), who grows increasingly suspicious the more time Leslie spends with her wealthy client from the Lone Star State.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Older male teens may be drawn to the film's action elements.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R
For strong violence, language throughout, and some brief sexual content/nudity.


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