Bottom Line: G-Force is fitting for kids in regards to the talking guinea pig characters, but the storyline may be hard to follow for young kids. The movie contains some violence and guinea pig peril, the usual fart jokes, and a couple of very bad examples of kids' treatment of animals.
MPAA Rating: PG, for some mild action and rude humor.Genre: Animated/Adventure/Comedy
Runtime: Approx. 88 minutes
Guide age recommendation: 6+
Release Date: July 24, 2009
G-Force - Overview
In a last ditch effort to save his super secret program training animals in espionage from being scrapped by the FBI, Ben Kendall sends G-Force -- an elite and highly trained team which includes guinea pigs, a mole and a fly -- on a mission to infiltrate the home of ex-arms dealer CEO Leonard Saber (BILL NIGHY). Darwin (voice of SAM ROCKWELL), Blaster (voice of TRACY MORGAN), Juarez (voice of PENELOPE CRUZ), Mooch the reconnaissance fly, and Speckles (voice of NICOLAS CAGE) the computer specialist mole, must work together to retrieve important information regarding a possible plot. Once in Saber's office, Darwin discovers information that makes the new global networking system, which is about to connect all Saber electronics, look potentially catastrophic.
When G-Force fails to recover the proof, however, the FBI shuts them down. Darwin and the others make a narrow escape, but now their mission is much more difficult. The team must reunite and come up with a plan to stop Saber, all while eluding the FBI agents who are hunting them down.
G-Force - Guide Review for Parents
Furry talking animals going on spy missions is cute at first, but as the movie drags on, the small children who would be most entertained by the concept in the first place may get lost in the action and contrived plot elements. The 3D effects definitely make the movie more entertaining for kids, but the best 3D moments for kids occured before the film started, during the previews and a funny little Toy Story short introducing the 3D element. The unimaginative storyline and dull jokes are not likely to impress parents, but what about the film's content?
G-Force contains the requisite kids' movie farting jokes, as well as some other mildly rude humor. The male guinea pigs are quite taken with female guinea pig Juarez, who loves to keep them guessing. Violence in the movie largely stems from electronics equipped with spinning blades, choppers, and other weaponry which go after humans and animals. Also, parents may be concerned by two kids who adopt guinea pigs and "play" with them doing things like putting makeup on them or putting them in remote control cars -- things kids may decide to imitate with their own pets, which will probably not go over well. For more detailed information on the film's content, see the "Content Overview" below.
G-Force - Content Overview
*May contain spoilers.- Violence (Medium): Our G-Force friends find themselves in many perilous situations. Kids play with the guinea pigs in ways which could potentially hurt them, and they are chased by people, cars, and weaponized electronics. In one scene, a giant electronic robot being controlled from the inside goes after everything in sight in an attempt to exterminate people. Some buildings and property are destroyed.
- Sex/Nudity (Low): Juarez, the female guinea pig, is portrayed as being sexy and the male guinea pigs have a crush on her. She varies her interests in order to keep them guessing.
- Drugs and Alcohol (Low): In a couple of scenes, business people are shown holding drinks.
- Language (Low): A few rude words such as "butt" are used, and farting jokes are made. Possible use of "Oh my God" or variant of the phrase.
- Disrespectful/Imitative Behavior (High): Kids may want to imitate the spy action in the film. Most concerning though, would be the scenes in which the kids dress up the guinea pigs and put them in little cars and things. The scenes are played for laughs, but kids might think it would be funny to try similar stunts at home.
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- Scary Scenes (Medium): Content listed under "violence" may be frightening for kids. Young kids may get freaked out by the seemingly innocent electronics that suddenly come "alive" with spinning blades and other weapons. The huge robot bad guy at the end may also frighten young kids.
- Sad/Unsettling Scenes (Medium): The animals in G-Force find out that they are not in fact altered in any way but are actually regular animals. This fact upsets them, especially Darwin when he finds out that he was the runt of his litter. Speckles' story is also sad in that his family was killed and he was left all alone before being rescued.
G-Force – Topics to Discuss
- After seeing G-Force, kids may have questions about the following topics: animals' thoughts and feelings, animals being used for testing, spy programs, the FBI, people exterminating animals, the ability to program electronics to be dangerous.
G-Force on Blu-ray/DVD
G-Force is available on Blu-ray in the awesome combo pack which also includes the DVD plus the digital copy. Some bonus features are Blu-ray exclusive:
Blu-ray exclusive features:- Cine Explore: Watch the movie with Darwin, Blaster, and their creator
- Cine Explore: Bruckheimer Animated: A Look Back at his CG Work
- Access Granted: Inside the Animation Lab:
- Bloopers and Flubs
- Deleted Scenes
- Music Videos
- Blaster's Bootcamp: High-Tech G-Force Training
- G-Force Mastermind: Inspiration Behind the Movie
