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MAR26041

(2006), PG-13 ["Lite" R-13*] (1hr 35min)

Analysis Date
CAP Final Score
CAP Influence Density
MinMax
May 12, 2006
54 out of 100
0.83
-98

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SUMMARY / COMMENTARY:
(While the Scriptural references are certainly not subjective, my commentary may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)

If Scriptural references appear, the full text appears at the end of the Summary / Commentary.



(2006), PG-13 ["Lite" R-13*].


Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database
Production (US): New Regency Pictures, Cheyenne Enterprises, Regency Enterprises
Distribution (US): Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 20th Century Fox Pictures
Director(s): Donald Petrie
Producer(s): Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., Arnon Milchan, Arnold Rifkin, Ellen H. Schwartz, Marjorie Shik, Bruce Willis
Screenplay by: I. Marlene King, Amy Harris
Story by: Jonathan Bernstein, Mark Blackwell, James Greer, I. Marlene King
Cinematography/Camera: Dean Semler
Music: Teddy Castellucci
Film Editing: Debra Neil-Fisher
Casting: Mark Fincannon, Michael Hothorn
Production Design: Ray Kluga
Art Direction: Dennis Bradford, Hinju Kim
Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6


Manhattan party-planner, Ashley Albright (Lindsay Lohan) has to be the luckiest girl in the world. Nothing unfortunate happens to Ashley. At least nothing unfortunate happened to her until one night at a masquerade ball. Jake Hardin (Chris Pine) shows up and changes all that. Jake is the reciprocal of Ashley. He is unlucky.

Just My Luck is a chick flick for tweenage girls. At least, so sayest the MPAA by giving it a PG-13 rating. You might say differently after you read this report. This film is a R-13 (see ) but just barely. At a final score of 54 it sets atop the scoring range earned by R-rated films (54 and below out of 100) in the comparative baseline database. But don't let that high position relative to the R scoring range soothe you. Remember it is atop the scoring range earned by R-rated films.

One can never say which is contagious, luckiness or unluckiness. One of them must be because the moment Albright and Hardin play kissy-face their lucks swap. She gets his and he gets hers. Previously the sun would come out when Albright walked outside on a rainy day with an umbrella. Now the umbrella collapses. And so does everything else. Including the movie.

It has been too long since I saw this film to be able to discuss the plot or story to any further degree. But fortunately, the heart of the CAP analysis model - the Findings/Scoring section - does not rely on my memory. The data entries taken when watching the film are the same now as they were nearly a month ago. That is what I will spend the rest of this Summary/Commentary sharing with you.

Lohan seems to have a favorite expression - the three syllable sentence with God's name trailing it. She may make it seem quite innocuous to repeatedly speak that sentence without any obvious consequences but God does not like it. [Deut. 5:11] Some people say "How can you say what God likes and doesn't like?" Since you've asked I'll tell you. It is by what called the Bible. You can know His likes and dislikes, too if you read it. And if you do, read the Word not just the words. And if you simply can't handle all that begattin' stuff in the Old Testament, read the New Testament.

Beside the 16 uses of God's name in vain without the four letter expletive, there is one use of God's name in vain with it. In addition, there are 13 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary but without the most foul of the foul words. [Col. 3:8]

And sexually oriented programming was like salt on popcorn. Most examples of sexually immoral behavior were not of the extreme nature typically found down in in the R stratum but the sheer numbers of the "lesser" kind drained more than 80% of the starting 100 points in the Sexual Immorality investigation area. Things like a man ripping off the blouse of a woman, inappropriate touching, women as toys and a woman atop a man (ostensibly for intercourse) were frequent enough to be very expensive to the Sexual Immorality score. [3John 11, Prov. 30:20, Mark 7:20 - 21, Gal. 5:19]

There is more. A lot more and it is all noted in the listing of observations in the Findings/Scoring section. I hope you will inspect that listing before you make a decision whether to let your tweenagers watch this film.




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SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)
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CHAPTER/VERSE

  • Deut. 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. [Vain is shav' {shawv}: emptiness, nothingness, vanity, such as an expletive. With or without the four letter expletive, the use of God's name in any way other than respect, reverence or thoughtful discussion is in vain. That includes the popular three syllable sentence with His name trailing it AND the misuse of Jesus' name.]
  • 3John 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil [violent, immoral, debaucherous - all sin] but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
  • Col. 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
  • Prov. 30:20 "This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'" [Though this verse uses "adulteress" to make its point, the heart of the matter is the arrogance of "What's the big deal!" defense of sexual immorality or any other wrong-doings.]
  • Mark 7:20 He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, ...
  • Gal. 5:19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; ...

    ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry***
  • Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about [e.g., create progressively vile/offensive entertainment with impunity and no consequences and present it to younger and younger audiences every year] when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend it, embrace it, pay for it, enjoy it, want it, submit to it. I call attention to Ps. 12:8 to warn of the creeping desensitizing power of "entertainment."]
  • Col. 2:8 Beware lest any man [by his influence] spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • 1 Cor. 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
  • Rom. 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
  • Jude 1:4 For there are certain men* crept in unawares [secretly slipped in among us], who were before of old ordained to this condemnation [whose condemnation was written about long ago], ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness [a license for immorality], and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. [*men: anthropos {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female]
  • Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
  • Luke 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. [Offend: skandalizo {skan-dal-id'-zo} - scandalize; to entice to sin; to cause a person to begin to distrust and desert one whom he ought to trust and obey; to cause to fall away.]
  • Ps. 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me [let no sin rule over me].
  • John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
  • 1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. ["Evil" includes all things that are sinful.]


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    As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie.
  • FINDINGS / SCORING:
    (The objective heart of the CAP Analysis Model, independent of and insulated from the Summary / Commentary section.)


    Just My Luck (2006) CAP Thermometers

    Wanton Violence/Crime (W)
  • hit to face, twice
  • slapstick violence, repeatedly
  • electrical shock

    Impudence/Hate (I)
  • 13 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary
  • lies, repeatedly
  • a child as much too worldly

    Sexual Immorality (S)
  • a man's pants falling down to expose underwear
  • adult in underwear, repeatedly
  • excessive cleavage, repeatedly
  • toilet humor
  • camera angle to force viewer on private parts, repeatedly
  • inappropriate touch, twice
  • women as toys
  • woman atop a man (ostensibly for intercourse - unseen)
  • man ripping off woman's blouse
  • partial rear nudity
  • man in towel only
  • woman in men's steam room
  • gay inference
  • sexual innuendo

    Drugs/Alcohol (D):
  • booze

    Offense to God (O)
  • astrology, repeatedly
  • 16 uses of God's name in vain without the four letter expletive and one with it
  • superstition, repeatedly

    Murder/Suicide (M)
  • none noted











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    There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our more than eight years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings.



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