Jexi | 2019 | R | – 7.3.10

Why is “Jexi” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “strong/crude sexual content and language throughout, some drug use and graphic nudity.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes several sex scenes including a couple between a phone and a human, a few kissing scenes, many discussions of pornography, and male full frontal nudity and several cleavage revealing outfits; a thrown punch, several threats of violence, some kickball field injuries, and yelling and arguments; and some drug and alcohol use, and more than 50 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.”

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A man (Adam Devine) leading an isolated and lonely existence buys a new phone that takes over his life — presumably to make it better — and shows him that he can have social interactions and lead an interesting and fulfilled life but with some uncomfortable obstacles along the way. Also with Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Michael Peña, Wanda Sykes, Kid Cudi, Justin Hartley and the voice of Rose Byrne. Directed by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore. [Running Time: 1:24]

Jexi SEX/NUDITY 7

 – Photos of a partially naked man are seen on several cellphone screens in an office and we see his genitals and upper thighs, as people look at him with disgust. We see a photo of a woman’s deep cleavage on a man’s cellphone screen. A woman wears a low-cut tank top that reveals her bare shoulders and cleavage. A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage. Women wear cleavage revealing tops and short skirts with fishnet hosiery.
► A man and woman kiss passionately and fall onto a sofa as they take off their tops (we see her bra, cleavage, bare abdomen and back and his bare chest, abdomen and back); they are later shown covered with a blanket on the sofa and sex is implied. A man plugs and unplugs a cellphone (simulating sexual thrusting) and the voice on the phone moans sexually and we see images of fireworks and the word “Orgasm” on the screen. A woman licks her cellphone screen with a picture of a man’s genitals on it (we do not see the picture). A phone plays pornographic material and we hear moaning and slapping (we do not see anything) as the phone’s voice describes different types of pornography.
► A man and woman kiss passionately a few times. A man and a woman kiss passionately on a sidewalk. Men and women dance together and a man and woman kiss on a dance floor. A man slaps a woman on the clothed buttock.
► A phone asks a man to plug and unplug her charger cable and we hear the voice say, “Fake orgasm.” A phone invites a man to have sex with it in the bathtub. A phone speaks to a man in a sexually suggestive manner and says, “Swipe me” in a sexual manner. A phone makes several references to pornography. A man makes several comments about homosexuality and sodomy when awkwardly trying to flirt with a woman on a date. A man talks about not having had sex in a long time. A phone teases a man for looking at pictures of a woman on the internet and tells him, “She is hotter than you,” along with other disparaging remarks. A phone laughs at a man’s physical appearance in a few scenes. A man says that he is going to send a photo of his genitals to a woman (he does not). A woman tells a man that his calling her late at night is super creepy and that looking at pictures of her online is even creepier. A man becomes jealous when his girlfriend’s ex-fiancé shows up and says that he is going to win her back.
► A man takes off his pants (e see his bare buttocks and legs to the upper thighs) as he poses and takes photos of his genitals in different positions; he wiggles his hips and we hear slapping sounds in one pose (we do not see his genitals). A man showers and we see his bare arm and hand holding his phone outside the shower curtain. A phone tells a man that he has an appointment for a “butt waxing,” and a woman mocks him about it.

Jexi VIOLENCE/GORE 3

 – A man punches another man in the throat and he falls to the floor gagging (he’s OK Later). A car chases a man along a sidewalk, knocking over café tables and shops and the man is nearly struck by another car.
► A woman threatens to beat a man up. A phone tells a man, “I will destroy your life.” A phone tells a man, “I am ashamed to be your phone.” A phone refers to a man’s “Stupid little life.” A phone threatens a man and says, “You’re going to pay for this.” A phone says that it is draining a man’s bank account and we see bills fluttering out of an ATM machine on a street. A phone says that it blew up a man’s two Teslas (we hear explosions off-screen). A man gets fired from his job.
► A man plays kickball and is struck in the head with the ball twice knocking him back off a bench ones; the man falls to the ground and hits his head on the muddy ground in one play. A man playing kickball is struck in the head with the ball and falls on the ground (no injuries are seen). A phone goads a man into turning into traffic in a very busy intersection a couple of times; the tires squeal and other cars honk their horns at him as he screams. A man speeds down a steep hill on a bicycle, loses his brakes and crashes into a car (we see him thrown over the car and he walks with a limp later). Several people on bicycles speed down a steep hill.
► A man bumps into a woman on a sidewalk and he drops his phone (it is unharmed) and the woman gives him a hard time for not paying attention as to whether she was harmed; a man riding a motorized scooter crashes into the man and he drops his phone causing it to break into 3 pieces.
► A man in a media company yells at his employees, demands output for their list feature, and complains that they haven’t had anything go viral in a whole day. A man’s boss yells at him for sending him an email demanding a promotion and calling him a name. A woman mocks a man and talks about a new generation of smartphone users being like crackheads. A man unboxes a new smartphone and says, “Thank you for all the Chinese children…” A man tells a woman, “People die here all the time,” as another man prepares to bike down a steep hill. We hear that a man fell off a motorized scooter and broke his face and neck. A man yells into a sofa in frustration.
► A boy complains of being bored while sitting at a table with his parents and the man says, “Shut him up. Give him the phone,” and we see the boy playing a rudimentary game on a non-smartphone; the scene cuts to the boy being older and continuing to play with a phone until he is an adult, still being engrossed in his phone. Several scenes show people moving through their lives while looking at their phone screens.

Jexi LANGUAGE 10

 – About 57 F-words and its derivatives, 23 sexual references, 34 scatological terms, 33 anatomical terms, 20 mild obscenities, name-calling (beautiful Asian girl, prison lips, Black dude, dumb, super-mean, creepier, weird little mouth, super creepy, dork, dumpster fire, moron, dingdongs, stupid, hooker, dummy, super sad, nerd, chicken, virgin, skeaze, cray-cray, weirdo, dumbest, crazy, Thunderheads, idiot), exclamations (dang, shut-up, oh my gosh, shut your pie hole), 5 religious profanities (GD), 32 religious exclamations (e.g. Oh Thank God, Oh My God, God, Jesus, For The Love Of God, I Swear To God, Oh My [F-word deleted] God, Holy [scatological term deleted]). | profanity glossary |

Jexi SUBSTANCE USE

 – A man says that he is going to go home and get “baked,” a man asks a man and woman if they want to get high with him, many people are shown smoking (presumably marijuana or hashish) from a hookah pipe, and a comment is made about dropping acid. A man drinks a bottle of beer on a kickball field, people drink beers in a crowded bar, a man and woman drink beer at a restaurant, people drink beer and cocktails in a backstage party room, a man drinks from a bottle of liquor, and a glass of wine is shown on a table in a restaurant.

Jexi DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Anti-social behavior, love, jealousy, human interaction, goals dreams, internet stalking, social media, smartphones, addiction, user agreements.

Jexi MESSAGE

 – Our phones cannot make us happy.