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Simpatico (1999), (R)
CAP Score: 36
CAP Influence Density: 1.76
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A service to parents and grandparents MAR20014 Simpatico (1999), (R) CAP Score: 36 CAP Influence Density: 1.76 |
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 Christian Banner eXchange suggested by the CAP Table of Contents. SUMMARY / COMMENTARY: *Simpatico* (R) -- a play-turned-film story. A play-turned-film story of horse breeding with a past -- a sorted past. Character development had sort of a rhythm as the contents of the characters' closets were slowly revealed: such a rhythm that seemed to blend together, or rather bleed together the various roles in a way that somewhat hides where the story began and when it ended. The blending/bleeding even seemed to obscure how characters differentiate. If it was not for difference faces, separation of characters would have been difficult. Nick Nolte, in this role as the vulnerable and aged version of a partner in a youthful crime, was not his typical steel bravado role. Jeff Bridges was . . . Jeff Bridges, playing the part of a successful horse breeder and the aged version of Nolte's partner in the youthful crime. Sharon Stone showed how well she can play the part of a woman of shallow ugly character with a deep ugly past, and was the aged version of the third partner in the youthful crime trio. In fact, interconnectivity between characters was dependent on the ugly past they each shared. Albert Finney played a corrupt horse racing commissioner who was the pivotal figure and key offender in the dark past, or rather a co-key offender with Stone at his "side." Kimberly Williams, who played the part of Nolte's girlfriend, appeared to be the only character in the movie without a deep and dark past who proceeded to put some skeletons in her closet with the spoils of the dark past of the others. Sure, the story ended when Stone shot and killed the triple crown winning horse that had a reproductive defect, but the ending seemed to cry out in a loud voice "Isn't there more?" And *Simpatico* was truly another R-rated movie with all the "trimmings" of the R rating: 17 uses of the most foul of the foul words; 18 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary; 12 uses of God's name in vain; intercourse (mostly masked), sex talk; bribery; extortion; drunkenness; and a plethora of other portrayals of sinful behavior poised ready to plant aberrant behavioral templates in your kids if they see it ("kids" used herein is all progeny living dependent on you). Possibly the best thing I saw while watching this movie was there were NO underage moviegoers in the audience. I pray this is a trend starting which can be used to wean the CAP off of R-rated movies. So many of our visitors seem to be relying only on this Summary/Commentary for a full assessment of this movie. This is not possible. For the best representation of the CAP Entertainment Media Analysis Model applied to this movie, visit the Findings/Scoring section below. FINDINGS / SCORING: 
NOTE: Multiple occurrences of each item described below may be likely. Wanton Violence/Crime (W): Impudence/Hate (I)(1): Sex/Homosexuality (S): Drugs/Alcohol (D): Offense to God (O)(2): Murder/Suicide (M)(3): |
