Tolkien

Parents need to know that Tolkien is a biopic about J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult), the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. It includes intense war violence, with guns and shooting, exploding shells, a pile of dead bodies, a blood-colored pool of water, bloody wounds, a flamethrower, and a man on fire. Characters die. Kids fight, and a character is punched. Language is infrequent and mild but includes "ass" and "hell," plus some minor insults. A couple kisses, nude paintings are briefly shown, and there's a bit of sex talk. There's also some social drinking and pipe smoking, and characters get drunk -- the main character very much so, while in a state of anguish. While it's polite and has some nice moments, the movie spreads itself a bit thin, and doesn't spend as much time on the writing of the famous books as fans might hope.