Mystery, AlaskaMovie Reviews

So-so
Avg. Critic Score: 49 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
15 Iffy for 15+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    Scores big as a study of small-town life where characters collide and are forced to get along for the good of the community. Read full review

  • 75
    New York Post | Lou Lumenick

    Does offer solid laughs, engaging performances and a captivating setting. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Individual performances...are flavorful and simpatico. Read full review

  • 63
    Baltimore Sun | Chris Kaltenbach

    Unwaveringly predictable. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Could metamorphose into an entertaining sitcom. Read full review

  • 50
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Desmond Ryan

    Yet another Hollywood serving of everyman pluck, sports division. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Jack Mathews

    Some terrific characters and some of the year's punchiest comic dialogue. Read full review

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The enterprise might also be called ''Picket Fences on Ice." Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    If you drop the "c" in hockey you get a perfect description of Mystery, Alaska. Read full review

  • 29
    Mr. Showbiz | Cody Clark

    Has its share of small pleasures. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+ Grown-up Mighty Ducks isn't meant for kids.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has very strong and very vivid language, including locker-room style descriptions of sex, a child's use of four-letter words played for humor, a wounded man's use of very strong language played for humor, a character who has casual sex with almost every woman he meets (and who apologizes to the husband of one of them, with no suggestion that this might make the woman seem like property), explicit depictions of sexual encounters, including one between teens, and some violence (punched noses, semi-accidental shooting resulting in minor injury). The teen girl says that she wants to have sex because she's afraid of losing her boyfriend, which parents may want to discuss. The boy makes it clear that he's perfectly comfortable with waiting and doesn't want to do it for that reason. They then go ahead, but aren't able to complete the act, which causes great feelings of insecurity for both of them. Her mother, though clearly uncomfortable, responds with sympathy and support.
  • Families can talk about why underdog sports stories are so popular. Can you think of real-life underdog sports stories that would make a good movie?
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence: Mild.
  • sex false4 Sexy stuff: Many and explicit scenes, some with teens.
  • language false4 Language: Frequent and vivid, with a child using four-letter words.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Some, including operating heavy machinery while intoxicated.
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