It took extraordinary caution to make a film this boring from the Mitchell Brothers' story.
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01/01/00
Rated X (2000)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:2
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Real-life brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez star in this biopic about the Mitchell brothers, two of the pioneers in the porn industry. Brothers Artie (Sheen) and Jim (Estevez) produced some... [More]
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Rafer Weigel, Megan Ward
Director: Emilio Estevez
Reviews for Rated X
1 - 8 (sorted by critic A-Z; UK critics are listed first)
The film inevitably streamlines and neatens up the Mitchell's spectacularly messy lives. But for anyone who missed the short but influential era of porno chic, it's an eye-opener, a primer on how we got here from there.
02/04/08
...this just isn't an interesting story, with the Mitchell brothers making for truly unsympathetic protagonists.
08/01/03
The brother angle does give this story a distinctive dimension, and the brothers Estevez and Sheen, their pates shaved to help them represent the odd-looking Mitchells, do an uncanny, genuinely impressive job.
02/04/08
Top CriticIntriguing, but Sheen and Estevez are not good enough to engross the viewer.
04/03/04
No review available.
07/14/05
No review available.
08/29/02
1 - 8 (sorted by critic A-Z; UK critics are listed first)
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