Story
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging depicts several months in the life of 14-year-old Georgia Nicolson (Georgia Groome). Georgia desperately wants to become more attractive and popular so that she can get a boyfriend but most of her attempts at self-improvement go horribly wrong, providing several funny moments.
When Georgia and her friends Jas (Eleanor Tomlinson), Rosie (Georgia Henshaw) and Ellen (Manjeeven Grewel) spot two handsome new boys at school, Tom (Sean Bourke) and Robbie (Aaron Johnson), the girls begin plotting to gain their attention. After one comic attempt to impress the boys by asking them to search for Georgia’s ‘missing’ cat (Angus), Tom begins dating Jas. Shortly after, Georgia is disappointed to learn that Robbie is already seeing another girl, yet continues in her quest to attract him.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s father has temporarily moved to New Zealand for his work and Georgia suspects that her mother is becoming involved with an attractive young interior decorator she has hired.
Themes
Dating behaviour
Violence
There is some violence in this movie including:
- Lindsay verbally abuses Georgia and then pushes her over during a hockey game
- Peter pushes Georgia into the bushes to kiss her against her will after a dance
- Georgia verbally abuses Jas and then kicks her in the shin.
Sexual references
There are some sexual references in this movie, including:
- discussions between Georgia, Jas, Rosie and Ellen about the ‘snogging scale’, which begins with holding hands and presumably proceeds to sex (although there are no explicit conversations about sex)
- one scene that shows Georgia and her friends all touching their own breasts (over their clothing) while talking about imagined boyfriends touching them.
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
There is some alcohol use (by adults) depicted in this movie.
Nudity and sexual activity
There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:
- close-up shots of Lindsay’s and Jas’s bottoms while they are wearing only G-strings
- several long tongue-kissing scenes.
Product placement
None of concern
Coarse language
This movie contains some mild to medium-level coarse language.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a lightweight English romantic comedy directed by Gurinder Chadha. This film is based on the best-selling novel by Louise Rennison and is pitched at a young female audience.
The main message from this movie is to accept yourself the way you are.
Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:
- respect for self and others
- loyalty
- honesty
This movie could also give parents the opportunity to discuss with their children the importance of being who you are, rather than who you think others want you to be.