‘THE BOURNE LEGACY’
Rating: PG-13 for violence and action sequences.
What it’s about: Jason Bourne has moved on, but the program that created the superspy continues.
The kid attractor factor: Another round of epic chases, brawls and shoot-outs.
Good lessons/ bad lessons: No matter who you meet or what the doctors tell you to take, asking questions keeps you alive.
Violence: Neck-snapping, bullet-piercing, gun-eating.
Language: Surprisingly tame.
Sex: Not a hint.
Drugs: Medications that make you stronger, smarter, faster.
Parents’ advisory: Quite violent, so take the PG-13 seriously — OK for 13 and older.
‘HOPE SPRINGS’
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content involving sexuality
What it’s about: A long-married couple tries to re-light the flame through couples counseling.
The kid attractor factor: Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones comically trying to re-learn how to get their freak on.
Good lessons/ bad lessons: “Even great marriages have terrible years."
Violence: None.
Language: Quite clean.
Sex: Yes.
Drugs: Wine is consumed, inflaming passions.
Parents’ advisory: A movie for grown-ups, but 13 and older teens will find plenty of laughs in the old dogs learning new tricks.
