Well yet another biopic... I don’t really watch these expecting a great movie, but simply to learn more about the person in question and this does the job! Felicity is good as always, and of course, RBG is a force of nature.
I don’t think that the movie, nor even the actors, were particularly inspiring but that takes nothing away from Ruth Badger Ginsburg as a revolutionary, a woman to be revered and emulated for centuries to come.
ENJOYED IT UNTIL THE END.
The movie itself did not move me. But at the end, when I realized she died recently i cried. Such an important person is gone. I’m not from the us so I only heard if her in the last few years in media.
A conventional biopic for an unconventional woman. The film has the courage of its protagonist, Ruth Ginsburg, of her facet as a civil rights advocate, of her personality. It can be said that only Felicity Jones's hard-working performance lives up to the character. But it serves as a tribute to the judge, as a prologue to the most accurate portrait made in the documentary "RBG" (Julie Cohen, Betsy West, 2018).
An amazing woman, but an amazing film? No, not really - it's a little dry and dull, the dialogue is Hollywood cliched - but while it falls into the traps of many a biopic, it's still worth seeing, if only to gain a sense of Ginsburg's place in our history books.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: These are laws written by men who think we are privileged to be excused from men’s obligations. But it is not a privilege, it is a cage, and these laws are the bars.
Amazing movie, amazing woman.
A well-acted movie detailing the beginning of the career of a truly formidable woman. Felicity Jones does a great job. You can feel the passion she... Ginsburg has for what's right. Armie Hammer, as her husband, plays a supportive and brilliant man in his own right. Truly a rewarding watch. Highly recommended.
I was surprised that Alibaba funded it, otherwise it is well interpreted and well done, I like this kind of stories where big law firms / government people believe that they will win by assisting and lose
When did you last go to a movie in which the audience applauded as the credits rolled? (It is not a typical Canadian response.) Behind me, a young female law student was weeping. As I sat there, I was deeply and intellectually moved by the power of this woman's life and the subsequent effect she has had on our lives, on my life, and I had been totally unaware of her. Let me put that in context. Although I am 20 years younger than RBG, her litigational years were my culturally maturing years (college, university and entering the work force). That was the culture of my years, her years, and I thought I knew the seminole personalities of my time but I had never heard of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Indeed, until these past two years (in which she has gained a rock-star like celebrity) I had no idea of her influence on my life. This movie (and the excellent documentary, RBG, which, on the recommendation of other movie goers last night, I watched as background for this review) have now convinced me that I would not have been allowed to be the person I have become had she not addressed the legal restrictions of gender in the law of the United States that undermined a global sense of personhood. I am Canadian, so these were not my laws she changed, but the culture of the civil rights struggle in America was not lost on us. My maturing personal ethic of the time, cradled by my faith in a just God and a loving, growing relationship with Jesus, was not of feminism but of the rights of every person to live under a judicially just system and in a compassionate and culturally rich society. I appreciate now that this was the justice for which RBG challenged her legal system. Thank you, Mimi Leader and Daniel Stiepleman for telling her story. Now, concerning the merits of the movie, itself: The cast is superb and the performances of Felicia Jones and Armie Hammer were deep and warm. I was also impressed by how the role of young Jane Ginsburg, adeptly performed by Cailee Spaeny, gathered in the emotional climate of the time. Wonderfull cameo performances. The cinematography and soundtrack brought a sense of grandeur and the costumes a sense of style and subtle class. I give this movie a 10 (important) out of 10. [BioPic]
On the Basis of Sex pleads its case well, with strong representation and solid arguments in its favour, to whit the venue of the early 1970s and the relevance of its subject.
While I might object to the dramatisation of the proceedings and the Hollywood grandstanding that imbues the film, when all is said and done I find the movie a guilty pleasure about a person whom I admire. A'recommend' from me.
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A great movie (biopic) about how a women changes the US judiciary system and fought for the rights of the women. A movie to watch for getting motivation to become a lawyer.