Why is seeking a friend rated r

A woman tells a man, "Maybe I'll see you at a support group or an orgy. A woman tells a man that all of her affairs were with future strangers.

One man tells another man, "It's not about who you lay down with at night when the lights go out," speaking about the meaning of life. A soldier tells another man that a woman they know would be perfect for helping to repopulate the world after an asteroid impact. A man says that a dog left alone is probably horny. Women wear skintight jeans in several scenes, outlining their buttocks and thighs. We hear that an asteroid bound for Earth is a week ahead of schedule. A man in a pickup truck speaks with a passenger about whether another man is an assassin the first hired to help with suicide when a shot rings out, breaks the windshield and punctures the driver's throat; the driver dies and we see a large patch of blood on his throat and splattered on his chest.

A man grabs his girlfriend and uses her as a human shield against gunfire, which does not hit anyone. Looting is shown on a television screen with a reporter stating that people have been attacking one another. A police officer arrests a couple for speeding and puts them in jail overnight; while in jail, the man tells his date that he feels he is falling over a cliff with a bomb strapped to his chest and comforts her as she cries.

A man and his father argue about the older man leaving the family when the mother was ill. A woman cries during a phone call to her family. A woman cries loudly at a work meeting. The best parts of this sweet film involve the middle stretches, when time, however limited, reaches ahead, and the characters do what they can to prevail in the face of calamity. How can I complain that they don't entirely succeed?

Isn't the dilemma of the plot the essential dilemma of life? Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated R for language including sexual references, some drug use and brief violence. Steve Carell as Dodge. Nancy Carell as Linda. Keira Knightley as Penny.

Patton Oswalt as Roache. Rob Corddry as Warren. Derek Luke as Speck. Reviews What do you do for a third act? Roger Ebert June 20, Now streaming on:. Powered by JustWatch. Science Fiction. Now playing. Introducing, Selma Blair Christy Lemire. Mass Matt Zoller Seitz. Despite all the drama, there are some really funny scenes. The second half contains strong positive, redemptive elements of faith and values. The negative content is what gives the movie an R-rating.

A radio news announcer reports that a space shuttle crew has failed to destroy an earth-bound asteroid. He says everyone on earth will die when the asteroid impacts in three weeks.

The lead character, Dodge played by Steve Carell , and his wife, Linda, sit stunned in their car for a moment.

Suddenly, Linda runs off into the night in a panic, never to return. They feel there are no consequences to their actions anymore.

Dodge, however, remains mostly calm and decent, despite a flirtation with depression and suicide.