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EXPIRED

What You Need To Know:

EXPIRED is the story of Claire, a lonely, kind meter maid who meets Jay, hoping for a solution to her disappointing life. Claire’s job is stressful as people yell and curse at her for giving them parking tickets. This is the part of the job she really hates. Jay, a fellow parking officer, enjoys the conflict and goes out of his way to antagonize everyone. Though very different, Jay and Claire begin to date. Claire considers if dating a guy who is angry and insulting is better than not dating anyone at all.

The movie is very mixed, much like the character Jay. At times, there’s comedy and the characters begin to grow on you. Then, the movie turns dark and the characters become distant. The character of Jay is unique in that he is a recovering drug addict who once was studying astrophysics, but now is attempting to learn to have real relationships instead of sexual fantasies online. While at times it looks like he might succeed in that, he ultimately doesn’t. There are many vulgar scenes of sexual situations and an extreme amount of foul language.

Content:

(H, B, LLL, SSS, NN, A, M) Light humanist worldview without any reference to God, looking for romance to give meaning to life but also some reference to always doing what’s right; 70 obscenities, five profanities, vulgar description of female body parts, characters give “the finger”; no violence; multiple scenes of depicted fornication among unmarried couple, depicted addiction to pornography and frequently depicted self-abuse; woman in bikini, computer screen shots of nude pornography; some alcohol drinking; no smoking or drugs; and, revenge, theft.

More Detail:

EXPIRED is the story of Claire (played by Samantha Morton), a lonely, kind meter maid who meets Jay (played by Jason Patric), hoping for a solution to her disappointing life. Claire’s job is stressful as people yell and curse at her for giving them parking tickets. This is the part of the job she really hates.

Jay, a fellow parking officer, enjoys the conflict and goes out of his way to antagonize. Though very different, Jay and Claire begin to date as Claire considers if dating a guy who is angry and insulting is better than not dating anyone at all. Claire’s disabled mother (played by Teri Garr) dies, and so Jay and Claire encounter the only other relative, the mother’s twin sister, also played by Teri Garr.

When Jay, who is clearly a sex addict, is caught with a prostitute, Claire decides to leave him, finding meaning in hope for the future and a promotion at work. It is a victory for Claire to not put up with a verbally abusive boyfriend.

EXPIRED is very mixed, much like the character Jay. At times, there’s comedy and the characters begin to grow on you. Then, the movie turns dark and the characters become distant. The character of Jay is unique in that he is a recovering drug addict who once was studying astrophysics, but now is attempting to learn to have real relationships instead of sexual fantasies online. While at times it looks like he might succeed in that, he ultimately doesn’t.

The movie does have some charm. Claire is a character that viewers want to see do well in the story. Claire does speak of trying to do the right thing and take the high road when Jay is often quick to rage. There is much foul language and really vulgar scenes, however, when Jay is viewing pornography online.

There’s not much to commend about EXPIRED. It’s not dramatic enough to be a drama and not funny enough to be a comedy. There are many other, more enjoyable romantic comedies that you can find on www.movieguide.org.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.