GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —
Stuck at home with nothing to watch? Our Box Office Mom, Jackie Solberg, shares her reviews of two movies currently streaming.
The Willoughbys
- Rating: 4.5 out of 5 buckets
- Release Date: April 22, 2020
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Best Age Group: 8+
- Sexual Content: Mild
- Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- Crude or Profane Language: None
- Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Will Kids Like It? Yes
Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby are not the best parents. They love each dearly, in fact so much they ignore their four kids. The children are not allowed to sing, play or do anything that might disturb their mother’s knitting. They eat whatever they want, and strangely enough the set of twins have the same name and share one sweater between themselves. The Willoughby children decide to send their parents away on a trip, hoping they’ll eventually be orphaned. However, Mr. Willoughby says, “We’ll hire a not-good nanny! For cheap!” Luckily for the children the nanny (Maya Rudolph) is kind and loving, and actually cares about the kids. When the nanny befriends Commander Melanoff (Terry Crews), the Willoughby’s candy maker neighbor, the children discover the true meaning of family.
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Kissing.
- Several references to Mrs. Willoughby’s balls of yarn- relating to male body parts.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
- There is some cartoon violence. Characters get thrown out of windows, they get electric shocks, and fall from big heights.
- Character's nearly freeze to death.
- When the parents are on vacation, the Willoughby kids destroy some of the knickknacks in their house.
Crude or Profane Language: None
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
- Character's drink wine.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for the whole family.
Sierra Burgess is a Loser
- Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
- Release Date: September 7, 2018
- MPAA Rating: PG13
- Best Age Group: 12+
- Sexual Content: Mild
- Violent/Disturbing Content: None
- Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- Will Kids Like It? Yes
Sierra Burgess is NOT a loser, in fact she's smart, funny and talented. She might not be the most fashionable girl in high school, and she's a little overweight, but she doesn't care. She doesn't want to be in the popular group, and is content being in the band and hanging out with her best friend. Sierra's life dramatically changes the day a popular girl named Veronica gives the very adorable starting quarterback, Jamey (Noah Centineo) Sierra's cell number pretending its hers. The brilliant texts and phone calls begin. Sierra has to figure out a way to tell the boy she's falling in love with that she's not Veronica. This is a wonderful romantic comedy for teens and pre-teens.
Talking Points:
Sexual Content: Mild
- Kissing.
- Discussions about sex, however no sexual activity.
Violent/Disturbing Content: None
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear "s--t," "damn," "ass, "bitch," and "bastard."
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- We see underage drinking at a high school party.
- A teenager gets drunk and vomits.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
- Overall, this is an entertaining romantic comedy, appropriate for pre-teens and teens.
For more of Jackie's reviews, visit www.boxofficemom.com
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