Approved for All Ages

Kangaroo Jack – Edited

Kangaroo Jack is a crime comedy about two childhood friends from Brooklyn, hairstylist Charlie Cabone (Jerry O’Connell) and struggling musician Louis Fucci (Anthony Anderson), who are forced to deliver a package containing a big sum of money to Australia after getting mixed up with the mob. Charlie’s stepfather (Christopher Walken) is a mob boss. The adventure begins when they run into a kangaroo with their rental Jeep. Thinking the kangaroo is dead, Louis has some fun by taking pictures of the kangaroo wearing his “lucky” jacket and a pair of sunglasses to show the gang back home. The ’roo revives and hops off still wearing the jacket, which contains the package of money, and the sunglasses. The race is on for Charlie and Louis to catch the kangaroo before the mob catches up with them in the Outback. They entreat the help of wildlife expert Jessie (Estella Warren) to help them in the capture. She also becomes Charlie’s love interest.
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Dove Review

Kangaroo Jack must be related somehow to Scooby-Doo. The facial expressions of the computer generated kangaroo are strikingly similar to the crazy dog. The movie is great for kids and family viewing- and the kids will especially love the kangaroo. Anthony Anderson and Jerry O’Connell provide several humorous scenes as they attempt to capture Jack. I never really thought of Anderson being a good fit in a kid’s film, but his acting proved otherwise. This movie is a very good choice for all families.

All of the language has been edited out of this movie, along with most of the violence. There are a couple scenes where light violence is seen, such as two men in a scuffle. Also, there is a scene in which guns are shot at Charlie and Lewis, but no one is harmed. As stated above, this film is very clean and I recommend it for all ages.

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Scenes where man is punched in stomach, two men scuffle, guns fired at people.

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None- all sexual content from original version has been edited out.

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None- objectionable content has been removed.

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Scenes where man is punched in stomach, two men scuffle, guns fired at people.

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Man drinks beer at bar, and another man takes shot of alcohol.

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