Don’t go see ‘Cold Mountain’; Rent ‘Radio’ Instead

TORONTO, February 12, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite stellar reviews and much hoopla, the film ‘Cold Mountain’ starring Nicole Kidman, necessitated for many a walkout and complaint to management.  While rated 14AA, and mentioning the reason for the rating as “violence, course language, mature theme”, the film also contained gratuitous sex scenes.  Envoy Magazine publisher, EWTN television personality, and best-selling author Patrick Madrid blogged about his experience with the film saying, “it was irretrievably marred by a few offensive sex scenes. One scene in particular was so egregious—and so damned unnecessary!—that, as I closed my eyes till it was over, I whispered an apology to (my wife) Nancy for choosing this movie.”  New video release “Radio” on the other hand is a great uplifting film.  Starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., it is pro-life – promoting the life and worth of the disabled.  Given the common tendency for reviews to lash out at violence and totally ignore nudity and graphic sex as causes for concern, parents are encouraged to use resources such as www.screenit.com where all the details on films are provided.  The site is not encouraged for children since objectionable graphic scenes are factually described in some detail.  Screenit’s review of Cool Mountain   https://www.screenit.com/movies/2003/cold_mountain.html rates both the sex/nudity and violence of the movie as “extreme”.  See other usually reliable movie reviews at https://www.decentfilms.com/ and https://www.usccb.org/movies/