Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell) is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (Al Pacino), a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
5/10
Implied sex between male lead and an unseen/unheard prostitute occurs off screen. Discussion of a menage a trois during a Thanksgiving dinner scene.
violence
2/10
A man is pushed to a wall by a blind man.
profanity
7/10
Quite a bit of profanity: 28 f-words and such
"for Chr*st's sake"
alcohol
4/10
Lead character smokes cigars occasionally and drinks bourbon frequently.
frightening
5/10
Intense scene when lead character has a choke-hold on his nephew. Another intense scene in which two male leads struggle for control of a Colt 45 when one character tried to commit suicide.
The only thing inappropriate with this movie is the language. It should be okay for anyone 13 and up.
Total: 23/50
