Alan Gregory Smith News Today

“Small Soldiers” is a family picture on the outside, and a mean, violent action picture on the inside. Since most of the violence happens to toys, I guess were supposed to give it a pass, but I dunno: The toys are presented as individuals who can think for themselves, and there are believable heroes and villains among them. For smaller children, this could be a terrifying experience. Its rated PG-13, but if the characters were human the movie would be a hard “R,” just for the scene wher...