Today’s Prayer Focus
Knockaround Guys
MPA Rating:
for violence, language and some drug use.
for violence, language and some drug use.
| Moral Rating: | not reviewed |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Crime Drama |
| Length: | 1 hr. 32 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2002 |
| USA Release: |
October 11, 2002 DVD: February 25, 2003 |
Relevant Issues
father son relationships
death of a friend
murder in the Bible
crime / organized crime
money in the Bible
stealing money
thieves in the Bible: theft, robbery, the two thieves
FILM VIOLENCE—How does viewing violence in movies affect families? Answer
greed
betrayal
corruption—dirty cop
dealing in illegal drugs—cocaine
drug use
| Featuring | Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Seth Green, Andrew Davoli, John Malkovich |
| Director |
David Levien Brian Koppelman |
| Producer |
Lawrence Bender Brian Koppelman David Levien |
| Distributor |
 New Line Cinema, division of Warner Bros. Pictures |
“How many friends can you trust with your life?”
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Four sons of a big-time Brooklyn mobster get assigned to a new job: travel to a small-town in Montana and grab a bag of cash. Sounds easy enough but the town’s corrupt sheriff changes the plan.”
See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.
Comments from young people
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Movie Critics
…This movie has a dark, rough, gruff tone and never really solves the performance-orientation that rejected children feel with their parents. It will no doubt leave Christian audiences feeling the hollow perspectives of a non-Christian lifestyle…
Lisa Rice, Movieguide
…at least 75 “f” words and other expletives…
ScreenIt!
…Although Knockaround Guys has the trimmed-down look of a studio trying to cut its losses, the movie plays like an entertaining B Western as a bunch of junior mobsters tangle with the corrupt sheriff of a small Montana town…
Bill Muller, The Arizona Republic
There are lots of positive morals in here, but I do recommend it to a mature audience. Afterwards have a discussion with whomever you saw it with, and talk about how redemption is a key part of Jesus saving us. Personally, I thought it was good, but it had a happy/sad ending.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4½