Not Suitable for Children (2012)

Diagnosed with testicular cancer, a weekend-party-arranger stops to play for fun but desperate for a female willing a kid with him to produce as clocks ticked for his surgery.

Personal revelations follow such quest for fulfilling a time-sensitive goal.

It seems, this work, unwittingly, is a good parody on talking of family values and sex-as-pure-reproduction only. Accurate lovemaking-scenes add to run of a screening enriched with swearing and sexism.

I thought this would be a very raunchy movie, but it turned out to have more more heart than you would think. Some people might find it slow, but I find that slower indie movies are much more realistic and easier to relate to. I will mention that it might offend some people's sensibilities. Obviously there's sex an mildly extended blowjob scene, and some tastefully done full on sex scenes in the middle. Obviously premarital sex and babies, and treating reproduction as a business arrangement. Lastly they throw in some cocaine, which I found rather jarring and unnecessary. Still, funny movie with a core that I think a lot of people can relate to.

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Overall, I liked this movie. It dealt with the polar opposite of what most movies about "baby fever" are focused on. This time it's about a guy who finds out he won't be able to have children and suddenly, he finds himself questioning what he wants out of life.

There were some very predictable parts, but that's to be expected with a movie that's meant to be a rom-com. The character development of Jonah was good through the movie. Like another reviewer stated, there were times that the movie seemed to be slow, but when dealing with the subject matter it made sense for more "showing" versus telling to happen.

My biggest complaint was the ending. It felt unfinished. Even just a small snippet of Jonah and Stevie in the not-so-distant future would have made it feel complete. Had there been a true conclusion/finale, I would've given it 4 stars.

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This was a pleasure! Ryan Kwanten has a face and expression that emote such feeling that he hardly has to speak the words. He created Jason Stackhouse and is nothing like that character, yet we love and laugh with him every episode of True Blood. These movies should be more advertised to us happily-ever-after people so that we can relate them to each other and make them a hit. We don't need gratuitous death, just a slightly complicated resolved happy ending. Life is already full of misery. Give us just the right amount of sex and a great epilogue and we'll keep coming back for more. Someone should cast Ryan Kwanten in a hit that showcases his empathy. He would be a major star and I being 62 and not a beefcake groupie, would watch anything in which he starred. Enjoyed this movie thoroughly and would recommend it to all happily-ever-after junkies. (The other two major characters were also perfectly cast.)

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From Australian TV director Peter Templeman ("Lockie Leonard", "Bogan Pride", "Marx and Venus") and writer Michael Lewis ("Offspring") comes the Australian romantic comedy "Not Suitable for Children".

Released in theaters in Australia in July 2012, the film stars Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood", "Summerland", "Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord"), Sarah Snook ("Crystal Jam", "Sleeping Beauty", "Sisters of War") and Ryan Corr ("Where the Wild things Are", "Silversun", "Packed to the Rafters").

VIDEO:

"Not Suitable for Children" is presented in 1080p High Definition and presented in 2:35:1. Picture quality is good, but there are times where the picture looks a bit soft. But for the most part, the film looks natural and picture quality is well-saturated.

AUDIO & SUBTITLES:

As for the audio, "Not Suitable for Children" is presented in English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital Stereo. The film is primarily dialogue driven with a lot of music. Surround channels are not used all that much throughout the film but primarily during crowd sequences but for a film such as this, the lossless soundtrack is appropriate.

Subtitles are in English.

SPECIAL FEATURES

"Not Suitable For Children" comes with the following special features:

Interviews with Cast and Crew (58:11) Individual interviews with Peter Templeman (director), Ryan Kwanten (Jonah), Ryan Corr (Gus) and Sarah Snook (Stevie).

Behind the Scenes (14:23) Interviews with Peter Templeman (director), Ryan Kwanten (Jonah), Ryan Corr (Gus) and Sarah Snook (Stevie) about their characters, working together and more.

Trailer (2:23) The theatrical trailer for "Not Suitable for Children".

JUDGMENT CALL:

There have been a good number of comedies that took on the best friends looking to raise a child together. From the 2010, Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston film "The Switch" to 2011′s Jennifer Westfeldt film "Friends with Kids" and in 2012, we have the Australian romantic comedy "Not Suitable for Children".

Where the wanting to have kids shown on films are usually the female protagonist, "Not Suitable for Children" goes a different route and gives us a single man who wants to have a child, because he will no longer be able to have children after treatment for testicular cancer.

For the character of Jonah (portrayed by "True Blood" actor Ryan Kwanten), his life changes when he is told by his doctor that he has cancer and although treatable, they need to remove a testicle. Because he is in his 20′s, a party guy (who runs parties for a living), he feels that life has dealt him a severe blow of not having any possibility to have children ever.

While his two good friends and business partners, Stevie (portrayed by Sarah Snook) and Gus (portrayed by Ryan Corr) try to give him moral support, they try their best to make him feel positive about his life.

So, he contacts his ex-girlfriend and women he has dated and trying to find a woman he can get pregnant, so he can raise a child. Of course, no woman is not going to take him up on the deal, but his best friend Stevie tries to give him encouraging advice of possibly helping out a lesbian couple, which also doesn't work out.

Being a very good friend of Jonah for so long, Stevie realizes that she wants to have a kid before she turns 40 and so she tries to have a mutual deal that would help both her and Jonah at the same time. But of course, after continued sex in order to get Stevie pregnant, both start to realize that their may be some feelings that the two have for each other.

While the film is charming and fun, it's also straightforward and banal. It is predictable and there are not many surprises with this independent film.

As for the Blu-ray release, picture quality is good but a little soft at times, the soundtrack features a good amount of music, so dialogue, music are crystal clear while the surround also takes advantage of the more crowd environments and overall party ambiance. And you get two special features plus a trailer.

Overall, "Not Suitable for Children" is an enjoyable independent film from Australia that takes the "best friends try to have a child together" storyline, but with a male protagonist wanting to have a child. While predictable and straightforward, "Not Suitable for Children" is a fun and enjoyable film worth checking out!

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