Family Filmgoer: ‘Puss in Boots,’ ‘Jack and Jill,’ ‘Like Crazy,’
‘Tower Heist’  November 10, 2011 8 and older  Puss in Boots
(PG). Kids 8 and older are likely to get the jokes and handle
the action sequences in “Puss in Boots” without getting scared.
There’s much mild innuendo about Puss’s amorous exploits, which
under-8s might not get. We learn in a long flashback how Puss
was an abandoned kitten and how he and the young Humpty Dumpty
became brothers. There was a falling-out, and Puss became a cat
burglar. He’s unexpectedly reunited with Humpty and also meets
Kitty Softpaws. They pull Puss into their plot to steal “magic
beans” from a crass middle-aged couple, Jack and Jill. When they
plant the beans and follow the stalk into the clouds, they
encounter the goose that lays the golden eggs.  THE BOTTOM LINE:
The action sequences could unsettle kids younger than 8. There
are sword fights and precarious chases. A giant goose could
scare them. There are jokes about catnip that allude to
marijuana.  10 and older