The MPAA has made a lot of boneheaded decisions over the years, and the latest was slapping the film
Blue Valentine with an NC-17 rating. That effectively dooms the movie when it comes to advertising and awareness, as a great many print and television outlets won't run ads for an 'adults only' movie, which is how the NC-17 rating brands a film.
And all this for what? Only a scene in which the two main characters, played by
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