TO: comments@kids-in-mind.comI just wanted to take a moment to write to tell you how much I appreciate your Kids-in-Mind app on my iPhone. I’ve used it AND recommended it countless times to family and friends as an invaluable tool in determining a movie’s appropriateness for children. Your meticulously detailed description of anything ‘questionable’ (including such benign examples as ‘a man and a woman hug’ or ‘name calling – pathetic, idiot, hobos’) allows me to take complete comfort in the fact that there will be no surprises or unexpected issues waiting for me to explain to my kids during or after the movie.Until today.
You missed a big one in the scene about midway through the movie where the Father (Damon) is arguing with his 14-year-old son just outside the younger sister’s bedroom. To paraphrase, the father is telling his son he needs to pull it together since his mother’s death and stop being so dark all the time. And he says something like, “Your seven-year-old sister still believes in the Easter Bunny, for Pete’s sake!”
Hello? I did not see that one coming. And, just in case my daughter didn’t pick up on it the first time, the little girl in the movie then exits her bedroom and says, “What about the Easter Bunny?”
Trust me when I say these kinds of surprises upset parents even more than a bad word. Please take note of my strong suggestion to include a warning for this and all movies that, for whatever reason, risk giving a little too much away to young viewers. This information has NO business being included in any PG or below movie.
In the end, I think I did a nice job of damage control with my daughter and we enjoyed the movie (despite its mixed reviews). Again, I truly value and will continue to count on and recommend your site for sound and complete information. In return, I would greatly appreciate a response to my email.
Thanks for your time,
Michele …..
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