Raising Helen

[betsy]

Starring Kate Hudson and John Corbett

I also consider this a "chickflick" - I've enjoyed it!


Content:

(BB, CC, L, S, A, D, MM) Strong moral worldview in which family takes priority over work and glamour, with a Lutheran Christian pastor being a good influence and father figure to orphaned children and their female guardian; five obscenities and no profanities; fornication implied as characters walk into apartment, teenagers found in motel, and the pastor makes a relatively harmless joke about "dirty movies"; no nudity, but runway models shown in lingerie with female cleavage; adults drink wine, and high schoolers drink beer at party; characters smoke cigarettes, but it is rebuked and they make efforts to quit; and, woman lies to minister to get her children into a religious school, and teenager lies to guardian and runs away with a bad influence. GENRE: Comedy


Summary:

In RAISING HELEN, party girl Helen's sister dies and she must take custody of three children. With only a smattering of foul language and a positive portrayal of a Christian pastor, RAISING HELEN is a charming, ultimately family-friendly comedy, but contains some delicately handled mature themes

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