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Here’s what our talented TUTD youth reviewers are saying about recent movies…
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! did wonders for the group ABBA. The singing and dancing was well choreographed, but unfortunately so was the smoking. I was surprised to see the groom (Dominic Cooper) smoking in the beach scene because the movie was tobacco free until then. He did not pull out a cigarette during any other part of the movie either. I was also disappointed to see some of the ladies pretend to smoke as if it were nothing. "Mamma Mia! is exactly what I thought when I saw the groom smoking the cigar at the beach." Anna D., TUTD Reviewer

Here are some movies being released in the coming weeks that you may want to think about before you see. Our reviewers have seen tobacco in the trailers, indicating tobacco use in the film.

Tropic Thunder - Robert Downey Jr. smokes in trailer

Flash of Genius – Smoking in trailer

My Best Friend's Girl - Alec Baldwin & Dane Cook smoke in trailer

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Here's what other students are saying about the movies

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13)
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was an exciting film that was packed with action. The performances by Shia LaBeouf and Harrison Ford were both excellent. The plot in the movie is that Indiana Jones is called back into action when he becomes involved by accident in a Soviet plan to discover the secret behind the mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. The only things that I have to say that are bad about this movie is that the movie is too full of action and not enough dialogue to follow the complicated plot, and it has lots of smoking. Other than that, Indiana Jones is all in all a well-rounded film with action, adventure, not enough dialogue, and, unfortunately, way too much smoking.

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