Synopsis
Her story made history.
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.
On the Basis of Sex
2018 Directed by Mimi Leder
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Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Kathy Bates Sam Waterston Stephen Root Cailee Spaeny Francis X. McCarthy Amanda MacDonald Karl Graboshas Angela Galuppo Joe Cobden Dawn Ford Michael Dickson Holly Gauthier-Frankel Jeff Lillico Arthur Holden Gary Werntz Gabrielle Graham Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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On the basis of sex bay bee
Let’s talk about RBG
Let’s talk about all the good laws
And the bad laws
And equality
On the basis uhhhhhhhf sex
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AFI 2018: film #1
“the law is wrong”
i’m growing tired of the same cookie cutter way of making biopics. this isn’t really a bad movie, but the second half lags a lot and it feels really simplistic in a dull way. given a choice, i’d choose the rbg documentary that came out earlier this year
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my gf: is armie hammer talented or is he just tall?
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something fucking hilarious about armie hammer rebranding himself as the feminist woke bae with this movie
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It's fine. On the Basis of Sex is your typical biopic that hits all the required notes in story and character. Felicity Jones's accent becomes very distracting, but otherwise she's passable (though one wonders how different the film would be if Natalie Portman stayed in the role). Armie Hammer seems to enjoy the genderswap in playing the deeply devoted, supporting husband who stays at home and takes care of the kids. Ironically, it's the very kind of role that made Jones notable in the film community, back when she starred in The Theory of Everything. The best part of the film comes from Jones and Hammer at home, playing around with the typical gender roles in a historical biopic. Technically…
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A well acted and solidly written, yet still cookie cutter, biopic. Debated between a 3* and 3.5*
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So I usually don’t go for biopics that are made about people who are still alive, but seeing as how Ruth Bader Ginsburg will never actually die, I thought I’d check it out anyway. After all, Mimi Leder has proven to be a talented director and I do like me some Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer and Justin Theroux and since I haven’t seen the RBG doc yet, I had to fulfill my civic duty in some form.
Conclusion: I want Felicity Jones to hit me in the face with a law book.
Good film. Also I gotta say, structuring your movie about a case in the life of RBG like a superhero movie? Really efficient choice.
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i love ALL WOMEN. and I HATE all MEN!
also ... y’all know that part at the end where they are listing the whole family’s legal achievements and then it’s like her son is a musician? i respect that. i would also aspire to be the least accomplished member of the ginsburg family. there’s just no competing with that! i mean your mom’s that great??? and your dad as played by armie hammer looks that good in a suit???? and your sister basically snaps the necks of men who catcall in the streets????? like... i would give up too!
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On the Basis of Sex is a great way to spend (exactly) two hours learning about an important turning point in the American legal system. It really does not do much else; it's a pretty straightforward and unremarkable film in terms of storytelling and there are some weird narrative leaps that are a little hard to follow.
Nevertheless, I really loved this film.
The film's pacing was on point and the acting, especially from Jones and Hammer - who make a stellar team, was all around great. There were a select few moments where some people felt a little flat, but not enough to ruin their performances.
There really is not too much to say about this movie, it had…
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Wished that I could have really liked this film but it just wasn't what I expected. The overwhelming color palette of blue is actually rather distracting-- one wonder, "why is this world only blue? did I miss some large cultural trend to make everything blue?" Also Jones' accent is so inconsistent it detracts from the consistency of the character and story. Also, I get having the idea of "child inspires parent to do better, be better" but Jane is made to be this messianic figure at times making much of her character story unbelievable.
Was disappointed in this film, it felt more like a quick throw-together because of the current US climate and the fervor surrounding RBG.
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This feels like a nice companion piece to the RBG documentary that came this same year. The majority of the film focuses on a particular slice of her life, which I can appreciate in a biopic, especially since the doc explores her overall life/career. We get several of Ginsburg's famous quotes and moments in both films, but I appreciated several moments in this dramatized story quit a lot; one example is the opener in which we see a montage of RBG walking on Harvard's campus, surrounded by a sea of men. I got what I expected out of this one; an inspiring story with solid performances from Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer and Justin Theroux
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