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.
A great based on a true story to I teodu e the need for feminism and women’s rights. Beginner level feminist awareness.
Gib mir meinen Oscar sonst schreie ich: nach "Monster" übernimmt Chalize Theron ein weiteres Mal eine Charakterrolle in einem anspruchsvollen Drama mit der Hoffnung wohl noch einen der Goldjungen abzustauben. Obendrein ist es wohl eine Traumrolle: eine harte, engagierte Frau die sich unter schlimmsten Umständen gegen die grundböse Männerwelt auflehnt und sie verklagt. Klar, ist ein wenig schwarz / weiß Malerei, aber das macht nichts. In diesem toll gespielten und trist inszenierten Drama über eine Sammelklage mit der sich unterdrückte Arbeiterinnen gegen die sexuelle Belästigung ihrer männlichen Kollegen wehren wird ein nüchternes Portrait der Arbeiterwelt und einer armen, aber starken Frau gezeigt. Das ist für Freunde des anspruchsvollen Kinos sicher einen Blick wert - jeder andere wird ihn im Videothekenregal versauern lassen.
Fazit: Engagiertes, kraftvolles Drama über einen realen Fall - toll gespielt, aber ohne riesigen Unterhaltungswert
(Old impressions, not based on a recent viewing)
A pretty good drama with some rather strong performances.
That was 1984.
Two weeks ago Brett Kavanagh became a lifelong judge of the Supreme Court, the highest court of the United States, after he was accused of sexual assault. The woman, who is right, lost the process. It's 2018.
I don't know when things will get better, but if we keep fighting they will. They must get better.
The movie is great, driven in particular by very strong performances all around, but falls to melodrama way too many times to be truly excellent. Honestly I'd attribute a big part of that to the composer of the score, which is overblown, cliché, and a hamper on the script.
Part bio-pic, part courtroom drama. The performances are outstanding, but the courtroom scenes lacked suspense. Not everyone's life is interesting enough for a film, even if it's well meaning.
Stellar performances from everybody involved.
A really interesting story.
A very very hard watch.
Well worth your time!
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