A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
I've said it once and I'll say it again - Charlize Theron is an extraordinary actress, and she will be winning trophies for the rest of her acting career.
But this, dear friend, is not her movie.
Oh, don’t get me wrong - “North Country” is a wonderful film, and Theron carries it beautifully. It has a great story, some surprising twists I didn’t see coming, and some very strong supportive work by the great Frances McDormand and Sean Bean, among others.
So, no, it’s doesn’t belong to Theron, or the great Frances, or the screenwriters.
It belongs to Richard Jenkins, the venerable character actor who appeared in 70 movies and TV shows over the last 20 years. Here, he’s given his juiciest movie role to date, and he runs away with it. Someone, for the love of all things cinematical, give this man an Oscar.
A semi-fictionalized account of a long legal battle of group of women miners who endured a hostile work environment and numerous and continuous insults and unwanted touching when they became the first women to go work at the Eveleth Mines in Minnesota.
North Country is the type of movie that can be emotionally draining, not in the same fashion of Grave of the fireflies or other movies that are hard to watch because they are depressing, but in that it makes you, at least in my case, angry and thats what it wants to do. The movie shows you people not only taking part but also, in more than one way, defending behaviors and mentalities that are not only disgusting…
North Country is inspired by the life of Lois Jenson, who was just one of the minority female workforce at the strip mines of the Mesabi Iron Range, and who made American history when she filed the first class action lawsuit for sexual harassment.
For the film, Jenson becomes Josie Aimes, played superbly by Charlize Theron. I don't think enough is made of Theron's talents. She's a very attractive woman who never relies on her looks, preferring instead to tackle powerful dramas and unglamourous characters than the frothy romcoms her similarly photogenic contemporaries prefer to paddle around in. The time will come when Theron is spoken of in the same way that Meryl Streep is currently revered, which is kind…
well, i don't know where to start. but first let me tell you: i love charlize theron so much it hurts. she's deadass amazing, intelligent, crazy talented, beautiful... i would gladly give her my life so she can live longer
anyways...
This. Is a great movie. This is what a great movie looks like. It's based on a real story, and it made me so angry i'm honestly drained. It shows exactly what women had and still have to put up with to simply live their lives. It shows why feminism is important and why most men aren't worth it. There are so many strong women out there who suffers with the exact same thing (there are so many strong…
Powerful movie with a strong statement to make. Woody Harrelson shines in the final act, making me wish he had more roles like this.
Não tem como desconsiderar o fato de ser muito maniqueísta e a cena ridícula em que Woody Harrelson interpela Jeremy Renner. Fora isso, é uma boa "reatualização" de Norma Rae.
A woman (Charlize Theron) goes to work at a mill where she becomes the target of physical abuse and sexual harassment so she files a lawsuit (the first) against the company.
This past month I've enjoyed going through various 2005 films, which allowed me to see many great films. The most amazing thing is that 2005 also had two of the biggest pieces of bullshit that I've seen in my life. This film and CRASH are among the most pathetic, stupid, insulting and downright outrageous films I've ever seen. I've seen TV Movies of the Week that took these subjects more seriously and delivered better goods. If someone says a political charge isn't running through Hollywood then that's like saying…
What are you supposed to do when the ones with all the power are hurting those with none? Well for starters, you stand up. Stand up and tell the truth. You stand up for your friends. You stand up even when you're all alone. You stand up.
In post Weinstein era, this movie could not be more timely. I wish there were more such films.
"What are you supposed to do when the ones with all the power are hurting those with none?"
I was planning to watch this one some time this week, but I found out that today was Charlize Theron's birthday, so I went ahead and watched it. North Country is based on a true story and I found it to be a very powerful film with some important subject matter. It's one of those movies that makes you mad, but in a good way, if that makes sense. The film features an impressive cast, which not only includes Theron, but also Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Sissy Spacek, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, and Sean Bean. All of those I mentioned…
A film inspired by the story of the first class action lawsuit for sexual harassment in the U.S., starring Charlize Theron as the mine worker who becomes fed up with her treatment by her male co-workers, only to be ostracized when the other women, fearful for their jobs, don't back up her claims. I enjoyed this movie a lot more when I thought it was following a true story, rather than cobbling together bits and pieces of truth with over-the-top button-pushing plot points: as a true story, Theron's character's history gives her weight; as a total fabrication, it smacks of Lifetime Movie of the Week; similarly, the final court room sequences are so contrived and melodramatic (especially the "I am…
Powerful movie with a strong statement to make. Woody Harrelson shines in the final act, making me wish he had more roles like this.
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