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Parents Television
Council Reviews
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No Reservations
By Aubree Bowling, Senior
Entertainment Analyst
Release Date:
7/27/07
MPAA rating: PG
Starring:
Catherine Zeta Jones, Aaron Eckhart, and Abigail Breslin
Recommended age:
Not recommended for children under 10
Overall PTC Traffic Light Rating:
Green
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Sex |
Premarital sex is implied because a man is in a woman’s apartment
for dinner and breakfast. Nothing is shown on camera; One passionate kiss is shared between Nick and Kate;
A character uses the word “tits” and makes reference to “naked
bondage movies;” A reference is made to a pregnant woman “sitting down, holding her
crotch.” |
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Violence
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Death takes place off screen;
Zoë is shown in her hospital bed with a few bandages on her arms
and some scrapes on her face after being in a car accident. |
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Language
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"Damn” and "G-damn are
used one time each.
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Behavior |
Restaurant employees shown tasting wine; Kate and Nick drink wine with a meal at the restaurant after hours
and Kate gets slightly intoxicated;
Zoë runs away but is quickly found. |
No
Reservations
depicts the life of a busy NYC chef, Kate, whose world is changed dramatically
both personally and professionally. At home, her sister is killed in a car
accident-leaving Kate’s elementary school-aged niece, Zoë, in her care. Zoë is
understandably sad, depressed, and lonely after her mother’s death and Kate is
inexperienced raising kids. At the restaurant where she is head chef, Kate
feels a competitive and romantic reaction when a new chef, Nick, joins the
staff. Before Nick and Zoë enter Kate’s life, she is a regimented, uptight
person with a narrow world view. As she softens her heart toward them, Kate
finds her life getting happier while it gets more complicated.
While
this movie is clean overall, it is unlikely to interest small children. Besides
the somewhat dark storyline, there are a few mild sexual innuendos, including
implied pre-marital sex (he is there for dinner and breakfast, but no clothing
is removed and there is no bedroom scene) and an actress/waitress who comments
that some men “couldn’t keep their eyes off her tits” while waiting on them. She also refers to the fact that she is an actress, but she doesn’t “do naked
bondage movies.” Elsewhere in the film, the restaurant owner talks to Kate
about how the pregnant woman is over worked. The owner says that she found the
pregnant woman “sitting down, holding her crotch.”
Caution Cones for Parents:
No
Reservations
is over all a movie with very little offensive material. The film, as a drama for
mature kids and adults, is entertaining, well-acted, and the story moves along at a pleasant pace. People interested in cooking and fine dining will also
enjoy the beautiful camera work and discussions of recipes, as well as the
insider’s view of the workings of a restaurant kitchen. However, it is a
dramatic story instead of a humorous one. While the ultimate conclusion has a
positive outlook for all characters, the fact that it is about a woman worried
about job security, a little girl who loses her mother in a tragic car accident,
and the struggles of an inexperienced aunt trying to mother an orphan, might
become boring or sadden young children. The concept of losing a parent and going
to live with a guardian might also bring up fears and worries in very young
kids.
Because of the
adult themes mentioned above, the PTC does not recommend this film for children
under 10 years of age.
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