Aaron Taylor-Johnson is certainly making a name for himself in movie theaters at the moment, especially with Kraven the Hunter. Now you’ll want to see some of his older works, and Bullet Train is on the list.
Taylor-Johnson takes on the role of Lemon in this intense, hilarious action-comedy movie. It consistently breaks the fourth wall, which won’t be surprising when you learn the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch, was the director of this movie.
Bullet Train has an outstanding cast on top of Taylor-Johnson. There’s Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Joey King, and Andrew Koji bringing us a series of stories that seem to be disconnected but end up all being part of one big plot.
Bullet Train age rating: Explaining the R rating
The movie itself is officially R-rated. This would suggest that it’s not suitable for children at all, as an R rating means 18 and over. What makes up this rating, though? Could it end up being something that could work for some of the older teenagers in the house?
Sex & nudity: There is none of this throughout the movie. The focus is on the action happening throughout the train ride from Tokyo to Kyoto.
Violence & gore: This is where the movie earns its R-rating. There is a high level of violence from the very beginning, with us visually seeing a man fall from the top of a building and land on top of a car. That guy doesn’t even die, and we see the injuries he sustains.
There are multiple fight scenes throughout Bullet Train, and we see the blood splatter and the injuries of each of them. They are well-choreographed, though, bringing an element of Deadpool to the fight scenes.
Language: This movie does not hold back on the language, with multiple F-bombs. The C-word isn’t used, though, making the F-bombs arguably the word of the words. There are multiple uses of words like “b******t” and c********r,” as some examples of the words that you’ll hear.
There is a point where there are English subtitles when characters speak in Japanese. To add to the comedy, the subtitles often censor the swear words.
Alcohol & drugs: There are people who drink wine at a wedding, which turns out to be potentially poisoned. We also see some characters smoking while they have a chance between stops. There is also one character who is heavily hungover, and there is the use of drugs to make someone pass out during the movie. Other than that, the use is relatively mild.
Overall verdict: Who is Bullet Train appropriate for?
If you love Deadpool, then this is the movie for you. It has a mixture of a Guy Ritchie movie and Deadpool mixed into one through the storytelling and breaking of the fourth wall, and the level of violence is what you would expect from both of these.
This isn’t a movie for the younger kids in the house. However, I could see 16- and 17-year-olds enjoying it, if you let them watch Deadpool. Just keep in mind that this is aimed at adults rather than children.
Bullet Train is available to stream on FX and Hulu.