Now that it's over, former rebel fighter turned opportunistic businessman Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (NATHAN FILLION) leads his ragtag crew of the Serenity through space, taking whatever odd jobs pay the best. Those in his crew include Zoe (GINA TORRES), his second-in-command, as well as her husband-pilot Wash (ALAN TUDYK). Kaylee (JEWEL STAITE) is the lovelorn engineer, wise-cracks are provided by muscular mercenary Jayne (ADAM BALDWIN), and the crew's doctor is Simon (SEAN MAHER).
He's the catalyst for the crew's next mission. It seems that his younger sister, River (SUMMER GLAU), a reported psychic, is being held by the Alliance that wants something important out of her head. She's resisted their efforts so far and turns out to be quite the pre-programmed martial arts expert after the crew rescues her.
Their actions, however, draw the attention of a steely government agent known only as The Operative (CHIWETEL EJIOFOR) whose sole purpose is to find River and prevent what's hidden in her mind from possibly destroying the Alliance. With the aid of the likes of Mal's love interest and courtesan Inara (MORENA BACCARIN), preacher/philosopher Book (RON GLASS) who gives them sanctuary, and technology and communications guru Mr. Universe (DAVID KRUMHOLTZ), Mal and his crew try to avoid the Operative as well as zombie like creatures known as the Reavers who habitually kill and eat humans.
Violence consists of people and zombie-like creatures being wounded or killed by various means (sometimes with bloody results), all sorts of brutal martial arts style fighting and other more traditional fighting. Those scenes, other moments of peril and various ghastly visuals (the zombie like creatures and corpses in various stages of decomposition, etc.) may be unsettling or suspenseful for younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material.
Some of that fighting and other stunts might be enticing for some kids to imitate, while various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes. Some drink and/or smoke while a woman sees her husband be killed (but there's little time for grief since survival is paramount at the moment).
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some bouncy and shaky camerawork in various scenes, while the camera repeatedly spins around one character in one scene.
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(2005) (Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Heavy
Extreme
*Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
Mild
Heavy
None
Mild
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
Minor
Moderate
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed September 21, 2005 / Posted September 30, 2005
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