New films from a family perspective including "Max Payne"

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A guide to movies from a family perspective:"Max Payne"Rated: PG-13.Suitable for: Teens and up.What you should know: Mark Wahlberg stars in this movie based on a video game. He's Max Payne, a cop still trying to solve the murders of his wife and child and caught up in a bizarre series of puzzling new deaths.Language: One f-word, a couple of uses of "Jesus Christ," and a smattering of profanity and vulgarity.Sexual situations and nudity: A woman is shown partially naked from behind and poses seductively on a bed.Violence/scary situations: Lots, including flashbacks to Payne discovering his wife's corpse, much exchange of gunfire, fatal falls, murders, dismemberment, near-drowning and winged demon figures.Drug or alcohol use: Adults drink in a bar or at a party and take drugs with unexpected side effects."The Secret Life of Bees"Rated: PG-13.Suitable for: 12-year-olds and up (according to the director).What you should know: The Sue Monk Kidd novel has been turned into a movie with Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah and others. It's set in 1964 when a motherless girl and her housekeeper take refuge with a family of kind beekeepers.Language: In addition to a handful of curses, some with "God" attached, and some mild vulgarity, use of the N-word.Sexual situations and nudity: A few kisses.Violence/scary situations: You hear the sound of a gun going off, which delivers a fatal shot, and witness a father's cruel treatment of his daughter, encounters that turn nasty or violent, and see the lifeless body of a suicide victim and subsequent funeral.Drug or alcohol use: Nothing out of the ordinary. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"Rated: PG.Suitable for: Preschoolers and school-age children who can sit attentively through a 90-minute movie.What you should know: Drew Barrymore speaks for the title character, a pampered dog who is dognapped in Mexico and must try to find her way home to Beverly Hills.Language: Nothing objectionable.Sexual situations and nudity: None.Violence/scary situations: Lots, although generally mild. It starts with Chloe being kidnapped and forced into a dog-fighting pit with a menacing Doberman and continues as Chloe goes on the road.Drug or alcohol use: Brief scene of adults drinking wine in a restaurant. (Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)