Country Strong - Parents Movie Review

PG movie rating for kids movie

MPAA Rating
PG-13

for thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content

Genre
Drama

Director
Shana Feste

Starring
Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester

Studio
Sony Pictures

Release Date/In Theaters
12/22/2010 - Limited

Movie Summary

A young country singer and song writer (Garrett Hedlund) hitches his rising star to a fallen, unstable country star (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the duo launches a come back tour managed by her husband (Tim Mc Graw). The trio is accompanied by a young beauty-queen turned singer, creating romance, jealousy and a chemistry that nearly derails the tour and their careers. Gwyneth Paltrow has successfully expanded her skills to include singing.

Movie Review for Parents

-by Ginger

Country Strong takes viewers into the drama that lies behind the country music scene. This movie tells the romantic tale of a songwriter on the rise, who falls in love with a former star. Starring county music giant Tim McGraw, this family movie has all that one would expect in the way of singing and first-rate country music performances throughout. The story is a drama and children below the age of 13 might not get all of the subtleties of the action between the adults. They might like the singing though, particularly if they are already country music fans.

However, focus on the country music scene means that there are elements of the movie that parents might not want their children exposed to yet. The MPAA rating for this movie is a PG-13. It is a PG-13 rather than a PG for themes involving alcohol abuse and sexual content. This parental guide family movie review agrees with the PG-13 rating. One of the rising stars was in rehab for a brief time in the movie. Many of the scenes involve drinking and the country music culture. These are elements that one might not want their children exposed to for several more years.

The portrayal of the country music scene is a realistic representation of the culture surrounding country music stardom. This movie presents country music stars as real people with real problems. Everyone is different and parents will have to make their own decision on this movie. If you take your young teens or younger children to this movie, just be forewarned that it shows adults in real adult situations.

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