 Blitz thought that the Violent Femmes suggested "both [Hal's] anger and the humor all around it".When reviewed by the Motion Picture Association of America, "Rocket Science" was rated R for strong sexual language, brief sex, brief nudity, some violence and a scene depicting teen drinking.Jeffrey Blitz described the decision as "mind-boggling" and "ludicrous"; he claimed that the images of Kama Sutra seen briefly in the film were "antique Indian paintings" and that the teenagers' discussion of blow jobs was harmless as they had clearly never engaged in fellatio themselves.