Kathryn Morris UK

We do things a little differently in Britain.  We drive on the correct side of the road (as do a few select countries), we use a sensible date format (to be honest most countries do that except for one notable exception) and we use our own age rating system for films.

The age rating actually means the minimum age that a person has to be to be allowed into a cinema to watch it… a part from the 12A, which is more of a recommendation and requires an accompanying adult (hence the ‘A’).

A couple of weeks ago the thriller The Perfect Guy got its rating from the US board responsible for such things.  Yesterday the Brits stepped up and gave their verdict on the film.

The BBFC (the British Board Of Film Classification) passed The Perfect Guy with no cuts required and it received the (sort of) predicted 15 rating.  No specifics for the decision have been released yet.  The more general description is:

• strong violence, sex, threat

Just prior to the November launch date the BBFC will likely give a detailed description of areas of the film worthy of note.  They are very proactive at giving film going parents all the information they need to decide for themselves what their child can watch.  Of course, with the UK getting quite a late release date compared to other parts of the world we’ll likely know a lot about the film by then.

* Steady on old bean, we don’t want to give the gentleman ideas above his station  😉

But he’s perfect isn’t he?  Surely that makes rating him redundant?

The poster for not-long-now-until-release thriller The Perfect Guy was missing a key thing.  No, I don’t mean modesty or under-wiring.  I’m referring to the age rating.

The official body, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association Of America), in the USA that issues the classification and gives a brief explanation as to the reason has delivered its verdict on the film.

The pronouncement is thus:

• Rated PG-13 for violence, menace, sexuality and brief strong language.

I’m guessing that Kathryn’s small role is unlikely to be a key factor in any of those elements.  Though of course with her one of them is always present 😉

Quite how the PG-13 will translate to other territories is difficult to say.  In the UK it would probably be closest to a 12 but could be pushed in to the 15 level depending on how the examiners see particular aspects.  As of yet there is no sign of the film being classified by the UK’s BBFC organisation.

The Perfect Guy is due for release in America on the 9th of September.