Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

tbills2 North Country is a fictionalized account of the landmark, first in The United States, class-action sexual harassment lawsuit, Lois E. Jenson vs. Eveleth Taconite Co., filed in 1988 on the behalf of Lois Jenson of her employment at EVTAC Mine in Eveleth, Minnesota, and it's not all respectable to the real true story. It misses the heart of the matter. The occurrences of sexual harassment in North Country are roughly diminished by having way more grunting and hollering from the male miners than it has appropriately depicted sentiment towards the severity of the female miners' horrendous accusations. All inaccuracies aside, North Country is far too politely shown, to say the least. It's insulting how badly North Country loafs around the real hard issues. North Country carries a very strong camera, but it focuses on the all the trite stuff. The movie spends too much time on the family without any real intrigue and not nearly enough time on what happens at the mine workplace. This movie should have been easily great with any bit dosage of honorable movie-making. The message of the story is lost. The great acting is wasted, as is the writing. The sexual assault scenes are held in such poor suspense, like, we know they're going to happen, can we not dwell so much on them? North Country is atrociously ostentatious. I'm obviously critiquing the movie harshly because of its real life implications, but standing up as a fateful fable, North Country is good, though it had such a unperturbed pathway to greatness.

blanche-2 Charlize Theron stars in "North Country," a 2005 film directed by Niki Caro and also starring Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Sissy Spacek, and Woody Harrelson. It's the fictionalized account of Jenson v. Eveleth Mines, the 1984 landmark sexual harassment lawsuit.Theron plays Josey Aimes, who returns with her two children to her parents' home in northern Minnesota after leaving an abusive husband. Not that living with her parents is any picnic. Her father (Jenkins) thinks she's a slut, and her mother wants her to reconcile with her husband.Anxious to make her own money and get out of the house, Josey gets a job in the local iron mine, though women are not welcome there. In order to get a job, Josey endures a pelvic exam to make sure she is not pregnant. That's the least of it. All the women in the mine, she soon finds out, have to put up with sexual innuendos, advances, obscenities on the walls, in their lunch boxes and lockers. Pleas to the president are answered with the suggestion that she quit. Finally, after a brutal attack, Josie takes the legal route.This film has some problems, one of which is that it's somehow turned into a melodrama; another problem is that the director is not an American and had no idea of the politics or culture depicted; the third problem is the script by Michael Seitzman.Jensen v. Eveleth Mines was a very important case, but here it's more or less pushed aside for some very incorrect courtroom drama and focuses instead of Josey's past and the knowledge that one of the miners, Bobby Sharp (Jeremy Renner), has about it, and Josey's rift with her young son.There are some wonderful scenes and performances in this: Theron, Jenkins, Spacek, McDormand and Renner are terrific, but this film could have been great. Instead it's just okay.

simona gianotti The movie is inspired by the true story of some women working in a mine, having to suffer any kind of humiliation and sexual harassment by men, and having to struggle every day to defend their dignity, and above all their salary. I watched the movie in a kind of physical and psychological block, unable to shift my attention from what was going on, not even for a single second. The story is rendered vividly, with strength and courage, and the drama inexorably reaches its peak through the painful experiences lived by Josey, a woman who did not get anything good from life, and always has to struggle, inside a male chauvinist community, where women are real victims, and at the same time find it so difficult to join and fight together. Acting is superb, by the whole cast: Frances Macdormand leaves a touching, strong performance, but standing ovation is for Charlize Theron who once again proves to be such a talented actress, capable of interpreting such powerful roles, which are not softened by her evident beauty. The director, Niki Caro, proves particularly sensitive towards the subject handled, and she is able to depict the story in all its harshness and crudity, but with a very balanced attitude and also leaving room for some tender, but never melodramatic moments.

tanyapapier This is a remarkable film.After Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) decides to take her kids and leave her abusive husband behind, she comes to stay with her parent's for a while in Minnesota. While working as a beautician, she meets up with an old friend, Glory (Frances McDormand) who lets her know about a well-paying job opportunity in the Pearson Taconite Mine. But there is a catch, Glory warns: "you gotta get your gator skin on in order to make it." From the get-go, the boss gives the new female recruits a very unwelcoming time and their male co-workers have a strong belief that women shouldn't be there. From offensive and lewd graffiti to the sexual harassment, the women take all they can get and keep quiet for one reason: if they talk, it'll only get worse. But one did... and it led to the first class action sexual harassment lawsuit in history.I do believe that, while the plot line if amazing, the actors portrayals of each their roles was flawlessly magnificent. The characters are written in the most believable fashion, and the actors perfectly believable performances. This is a character-driven film... and as such, it delevers a powerhouse blow to the mind.This is a very emotionally charged film. (Think "Million Dollar Baby.") The way the men abuse of the women and how, even Josey's father, doesn't defend her. The direction is especially well-done: leaving, at times, the events that occurred to your emagination, but showing you the result (for example, you see Josey arguing with her husband, next scene she's on the floor, bleeding... You don't know what he did, but you know that he did something.) This is a wonderful fil, well acted, well directed and well written. This is most definitely one of those movies that you don't want to miss.