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Avg. Critic Score: 27 out of 100 Generally unfavorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    It's amazing how far a movie can go on nothing but speed and directness. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    As shallow as a shot glass. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    There is a reason to see the movie, and that reason is Piper Perabo. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Welcome to the brave new world of slut-chic cosmetic feminism. Read full review

  • 40
    Variety | Robert Koehler

    The latest and most calculated re-do on the formulaic fantasy of an innocent conquering Gotham. Read full review

  • 38
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Such an utter piece of fluff so conceptually barren it might as well be a music video. Read full review

  • 30
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    It's soft-core pap for horny boys and their hornier dads. Read full review

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    A bad movie for connoisseurs of the genre. Read full review

  • 20
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    I liked Coyote Ugly better when it was called "Flashdance," although I didn't like it very much then. Read full review

  • 10
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Looks like a big-budget version of a Miller's Genuine Draft commercial. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ Sexist, shallow and silly. Teens+.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has sexual references and situations, but pretty mild by PG-13 standards. There are a number of jokes about the girls' sexual availability but no evidence that they engage in casual sex. Drinking, even drinking to excess, is handled lightheartedly, and drinking hard liquor is considered a sign of strength. Violet does something of a strip tease for her beau, ostensibly to make him nervous, which makes no sense, but then it didn't make any sense when Jennifer Beals removed her bra without taking off her sweatshirt in "Flashdance," either, and no one complained about that.
  • Families can talk about the way that Violet adopts what she thinks was her late mother's weakness, possibly as a way of keeping her close by being like her or from some notion of not betraying her by being able to do what she could not. They might want to talk about Violet's somewhat one-sided relationship with Kevin. She shows very little interest in his life or willingness to support him, and she decides that he is unfaithful on very flimsy evidence.
  • Families could also talk about the demeaning way that the girls in the bar see men's view of women and the ways that women convey sexuality and availability and the problems that can occur if you don't have huge bouncers on hand, as they do at the bar.
What to watch for
  • violence false2 Violence: Some scuffles and punches, character injured by a car off-camera.
  • sex false3 Sex: Provocative dancing, sexual references and situations.
  • language false3 Language: Some strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Scenes in bar, a lot of drinking, pride in drinking.
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