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A minor character makes crude sexual comments. A major character jokes about a sexual act we can’t describe on a family website. Sexual Content: Teen characters joke about a sex shop and the goods sold there: one of them buys some items from the store. A teen hits himself in the face with a brick: he’s shown with bloody gauze on his nose. A main character stands on a bridge, planning to kill himself. A character is encouraged to commit “mercy killings”. A main character inadvertently causes the death of a teen. A main character has nosebleeds on a couple of occasions. A main character has his face pushed into a table. Teens have a fight that involves pushing and shoving. Violence: Characters play a video game where avatars fight. Why is Looks That Kill rated Not Rated? Looks That Kill is rated Not Rated by the MPAA Starring Brandon Flynn, Julia Goldani Telles, Ki Hong Lee. Sadly, this movie might look good on the surface, but it’s not worth killing an hour and a half to watch. The young actors are vulnerable and charming and do their best to sell the story, unsatisfying as it is. Looks That Kill isn’t unrelievedly bad – it contains positive messages about seeing people as they really are, accepting yourself, and facing adversity with courage and humor. It’s certainly a poor introduction to the issue for younger viewers who would benefit from a discussion of multiple perspectives and an acknowledgment of the moral and ethical complexities involved. Whether you see assisted dying as a merciful end to suffering or an arrogant exercise in playing God, you will likely be annoyed by the story’s cavalier treatment of such a complex and emotionally charged issue. The film romanticizes “mercy killings” without bothering to examine palliative care, hospices, or any other options for dying patients. Max is encouraged on more than one occasion to use his face to provide a quick, happy ending for people who are terminally ill. But the biggest concern for parents will be the plot’s full-throated endorsement of euthanasia. There are three dozen profanities and some crude sexual comments as well as scenes of teens smoking and getting drunk. The movie’s schizophrenic vibe is less likely to concern parents than is the content.

Trying to blend a sardonic comedy and a touching romance disproves the “opposites attract” adage – putting these two together simply creates tonal confusion. And that awkwardness doesn’t mesh well with the sicky/weepy teen romantic drama that makes up the plot. I’m a big fan of quirky, dark comedies, but this one often feels more awkward than funny. Or at least it tries to – the jokes don’t always land and the movie’s mood often feels forced. It has a wry, tongue-in-cheek tone and goes for dry humor over uproarious laughter. Looks That Kill is a strange combination of dark comedy and teen weepy romance. Max finds himself falling in love with her, but Alex has a secret that she’s not prepared to share…

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Alex matter-of-factly gets him off the bridge, introduces him to elderly friends at the senior’s home, and sits with him (fully clothed) in a bathtub full of candy while they share their life stories. And then he meets Alex (Julia Goldani Telles). Dan maneuvers Max into a dinner date, which goes so badly that Max winds up on the edge of a bridge, hoping to end it all. The only social interaction the reclusive teen enjoys is hanging out and playing video games with his best friend, Dan (Ki Hong Lee), who is convinced that Max needs to meet girls.

Any encounter with people necessitates wrapping his face in gauze bandages to shield everyone from his killer countenance, Desperate to protect him and everyone else, they have moved to small town Massachusetts, where he home schools and does cross stitch in his spare time. Everyone, that is, except for his parents, who are somehow immune to his lethal appearance. The teenager, who is played by Brandon Flynn, has such incredible good looks that everyone who sees his face dies. “Do you know what it’s like to watch someone die? To have that image burned in your head over and over?” This anguish is the critical denominator of Max Richards’ life.

A time to kill movie parents guide