Rebound   Martin Lawrence stars as a successful college basketball coach who takes himself a little too seriously. When he accidentally kills the mascot of an opposing team during a game, he is ousted from the league. What starts as a PR ploy to get his job back turns into a life-changing experience when he tries to take a middle school team from their laughing stock status to the championships. [1:43] [2005] [PG] 2.3.2 This movie is filled with violent and semi-violent acts by the coach, spectators, boys and girls. Yes girls. It all seems so acceptible. Is this what society has come to? Read on. A girl trips a boy A girl hits a boy and knocks him to the floor A girl punches a boy in the shoulder and shoves him against a locker A girl punches a boy in the face. A girl punches a boy off-screen (we hear scuffling and blows). A girl threatens another girl and then a boy when she finds them flirting. A girl cracks her knuckles and her neck throughout the movie. It's interesting that no such action was taken towards a girl by any of the boys. So much like real life. It's funny, or at least okay, for girls to hit boys. But detention if not jail awaits a boy who returns the favor. And, there's much more: A coach kicks a basketball that hits an eagle and kills it (we see the bird lying dead on the floor and we see grief stricken children in the audience). A bully trips a boy as he walks up stairs, and another one yells at him. A man throws a boy on the floor. A man is hit hard in the face by a basketball, he falls to the ground and we see his nose bleeding. A boy is hit in the face with a basketball A boy is hit in the face by a door and the cupcake that he is eating is squished on his face A man is hit in the face by a door. Boys are hit repeatedly in the head, stomach and crotch with basketballs. Boys pour a bucket of ice water over a man's head. A man puts Icy Hot under boys' arms to make them keep their arms up. A coach pops a basketball when angry with what he deems a bad call. A coach yells aggressively at his middle school aged team. A man prays for opposing team members to be injured. A man yells at referees in several scenes A man yells at an opposing team's mascot. A man drives a car into a garbage can (he has apparently been in other accidents judging from the condition of the car). Several boys and a man are splashed with mud when a car drives through a puddle. A boy vomits in many scenes (we hear him gag and frequently hear a splat); one time he vomits on a man's shoe, and other times on the floor or into a garbage can. And with all of this, Rebound gets a PG-13 rating. Why? Because it emulates real life so accurately. I'm surprised it didn't get a G. Source: www.kids-in-mind.com/r/rebound.htm Related Topics:  TV Violence Movie Ratings, Other Movie Reviews Contact Us | Disclaimer | Privacy Statement Menstuff® Directory Menstuff® is a registered trademark of Gordon Clay ©1996-2023, Gordon Clay