Gnomeo & Juliet
Positive Elements
For all of the garden-grinding attacks the Montagues and Capulets unleash upon each other, ultimately Gnomeo and Juliet's love helps one and all to see that they can forgive and forget. Even though revenge is a big part of the action on display, the film points out the foolishness of that choice.As for the lovers themselves, they both put their very breakable lives on the line for each other. When certain doom appears to be befalling them, Juliet pleads with Gnomeo to save himself. He, in turn, refuses to leave her side. They commit to each other and marry on top of a purple mower—its color symbolizing the peace the two groups have forged.
The pair also reaches out to protect and help friends in need. And the friends reciprocate. Juliet's dad may be a little thickheaded, but he truly believes he has his daughter's best interests at heart.
Sexual Content
A Dolly Parton-like gnome (voiced by the singer/actress) wears tight jeans and a cleavage-revealing flannel shirt. A male gnome is seen (a few times) wearing a skimpy, Borat-like swimsuit. After numerous stalled attempts, Gnomeo and Juliet eventually clink lips.Violent Content
The gnomes go at each other with garden hoses and sticks in a number of clashes. Gnomes and other garden statuary are thumped and tumbled. A couple of gnomes race lawn mowers and smash them up. A revenge-seeking gnome fires up a 500 horsepower lawn tractor that literally rips down the fence, threatens dozens of garden residents and obliterates all the decorations—from fountains and lily ponds to statues and towers—in both yards.It should be pointed out, however, that although there's quite a bit of smash-things-up rough-and-tumble here, we never see characters seriously hurt one another. (We certainly don't see any blood or gore!) A ceramic hat is broken off. A gnome hits a wall and shatters into bits. And another appears to be hit by a van. But none of these collisions and calamities are actually shown. (The shattered guy eventually appears again, glued together.)
Crude or Profane Language
A worked up Gnomeo spouts, "Let's go kick some grass!" After crossing two species of flowers, an inventor gnome labels his creation "Foxbutt." Another character uses "blasted," and two humans call each other "witch" and "idiot."Drug and Alcohol Content
In the soundtrack, Elton John's song "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" sports the lyric, "Want to get a belly full of beer."Other Negative Elements
After being called illiterate, the not-so-bright Redbrick responds with, "I'm not illiterate, my parents were married." When Juliet dons a sock for stealthy movement, her friend Lynette notices a bump in the back and says, "Nice junk in the trunk." Lynette also coos favorably over the fact that Gnomeo and Juliet have a "doomed" love. An exploring gnome falls out of a dryer and into a human's bra on the floor(Review provided thru pluggedin.com) Focus on the Family movie reviews. Happy Friday
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