I recently rewatched the movie Grease with the intention of potentially showing it to my kids once I had refreshed my memory with a pre-screening. And to be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. I tried cigarettes, alcohol and sex before I turned 18. Just call me Rizzo! And I’m sure a lot of kids today are up to the same shenanigans whether their parents like it or not.

So, what was it like revisiting this cult classic? Let me tell you: I was not scandalized by the sleepover scene where the girls snuck cigarettes. I was not scandalized by underage drinking and not scandalized by the idea of sexually active teenagers, either. However, I will not be showing Grease to my 8-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter on our next movie night, because the movie’s handling of the sex stuff is done so very poorly. Read on for an honest parent review of a beloved film that has decidedly not aged well.