Lyla Lindsey
The 2013 comedy film Grown Ups 2, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, and David Spade, is rated differently around the world. In Australia, the film is available to stream on Netflix, YouTube, Google TV, Apple TV Store, Foxtel, and Prime Video Store. This movie review will explore the film's rating in Australia and discuss whether it is suitable for children.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Rating | Not suitable for children |
| Content warnings | Adult themes, crude humour, toilet humour, coarse language, objectification of women, bullying, aggression, violence, drinking/drunkenness |
| Streaming platforms | YouTube, Netflix, Google TV, Apple TV Store, Foxtel, Prime Video Store |
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What You'll Learn
Crude humour and sexual innuendos
One scene depicts a man performing a burp-sneeze-flatulence ritual in public, causing onlookers to grimace. In another scene, a man is tricked into bending over an ice cream machine, resulting in chocolate soft-serve pouring out between his legs, appearing as if he is defecating. The film also includes a scene where a group of men clean a car in a sexualised manner, with a cheerleader rubbing a man's chest with a sponge.
Sexual innuendos are also present. In one scene, a character is shown in the shower, and it is later implied that he was either pretending to make out with a girl or masturbating. In another scene, a perverted janitor persuades women in a yoga class to make sexual movements.
The film also contains crude humour, including a scene where a man falls asleep in a Kmart store, then wakes up and staggers over to a display toilet, pulls down his shorts, and makes groaning noises as if defecating while shouting, "Come out of me!"
The crude humour and sexual innuendos in "Grown Ups 2" have been criticised for their immature, sexist, and dated nature, with some reviewers questioning the intended audience for such content.
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Violence and bullying
'Grown Ups 2' has been rated PG-13 by the Australian Government Classification Board for adult themes, violence, crude humour, coarse language, and some male rear nudity. The film contains several instances of violence and bullying, including:
- A drunk bus driver is tied up, tossed around, and thrown a distance for comedic effect.
- A teenager brandishes a knife and beheads a stuffed animal.
- A large student verbally intimidates a smaller male student, then grabs him by the throat and knocks books out of his hands.
- A school teacher throws a basketball at a student with enough force to knock them off a bench.
- Lenny recounts being bullied as a teenager. The now middle-aged perpetrator of the bullying says he used to 'smack Lenny around whenever he wanted to'.
- Four grown men are confronted and intimidated by a large gang of drunken male college students, who force them to jump naked from a high cliff into a quarry filled with water.
- An unconscious school bus driver is tied upside down by his ankles to the ceiling of the school bus. As the bus accelerates, he falls and slides down the aisle, hitting his head.
- A man sitting inside a truck tyre rolls down a busy city street, narrowly missing oncoming traffic.
All violence depicted in the film is within a comedic context and is void of any blood and gore or real-life consequences. However, repeated exposure to violent content can reinforce the message that violence is an acceptable means of conflict resolution and increase the risk of children becoming desensitised to violence in real life.
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Alcohol consumption
In Australia, *Grown Ups 2* has been rated M, which stands for 'Mature'. This rating advises that the film is recommended for viewers aged 15 years and over. One of the reasons for this rating is the frequent depiction of alcohol consumption and related behaviour throughout the film.
The film includes
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Coarse language
The 2013 comedy film Grown Ups 2 has been criticised for its reliance on coarse language and adult-themed content. The film has been described as containing crude, sexist humour, including toilet humour and the objectification of women.
One example of coarse language in the film is the use of the word "ahole". The characters also use words such as "damn", "moron", "dk", "crap", and "stupid". The film has been deemed to have immature, dated, and corny humour, including "poop and fart jokes".
In one scene, a man performs a burp-sneeze-flatulence ritual in public, causing those around him to grimace. In another scene, a man falls asleep in a crowded Kmart store and, upon waking up, staggers over to a display toilet, pulls down his shorts, and pretends to defecate while shouting, "Come out of me!"
The film also includes a scene in which a group of men clean a car in an inappropriate manner, with a cheerleader rubbing a man's chest with a sponge. Additionally, a perverted janitor persuades women in a yoga class to make sexual movements and is later seen spying on an attractive ballet teacher and her students.
Due to the coarse language and adult-themed content, parents are advised that the film may not be suitable for younger children, despite the presence of child and teen characters.
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Objectification of women
'Grown Ups 2' has been criticised for its objectification of women. Several girls and women are shown wearing very skimpy, provocative clothing and are treated as sex objects. The film also features a scene in which a perverted janitor persuades women in a yoga class to make sexual movements. Another scene involves a group of men cleaning a car in an inappropriate manner, with a cheerleader cleaning a man by rubbing his chest with a sponge.
The female characters in the film have been described as "sub-arm candy shades of their former selves", with their major plot points revolving around their significant others or being demoted to "indentured servants". For example, Hayek's character's main storyline is that she wants to have another child, while her husband, played by Adam Sandler, wants "me time". The women in the film are also put in low-status positions and obvious dramatic crossroads, with one scene involving the three main female characters fawning over a male fitness instructor.
The film has also been criticised for its failure to pass the Bechdel Test, a gender bias survey that asks if a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. This reflects an industry that favours stories with insular, male perspectives. The film's objectification of women and sexist, crude humour may have a negative influence on viewers, particularly children who may be attracted to the film's cast of children and teenagers.
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