North Country

  • 2006


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$ 25 Million
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Positive Reviews 52
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Average Rating 3.7/5
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4.5
But until that point, Caro, screenwriter Michael Seitzman, and a fantastic cast build up a terrific story thats too well acted and too humanly complic .. Av Club
1.5
The fault does not lie with Hoffman (who doesnt so much act out Capotes distinctive mannerisms and high pitched lisp as channel them); his performance .. Austin Chronicle
4.5
And if that topic doesnt sound like material destined for box office popularity, the inclusion of Oscar winner Theron in the lead lends the subject an .. Austin Chronicle
3.5
Framed as a courtroom drama, this is where the movie begins to falter near the end as the plot developments grow ever more predictable and dramaticall .. Austin Chronicle
5.0
Like the courts decisions on civil rights, it didnt change everything overnight.The filmmakers say Josey Aimes is a character inspired by Jensons laws .. Rogerebert
2.5
The next time a true story this fascinating arrives, it should be turned into a documentary and left far away from the Hollywood machine.Lois Jenson, .. Cinema Blend
4.0
Watching this drama reach its climax in the court room, it is nearly impossible not to feel ones blood boil. Spirituality And Practice
3.5
Set in a dreary wintry northern Minnesota hamlet, the film remains realistically stark and harsh. Sover
3.1
Not to ridicule the message itself, but Erin Brockovich (2000) once proved that this genre could be sassy and funny, and while Caro (Whale Rider) has .. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Which leaves us with the domestic study, and its on this level that Niki Caros otherwise conventional reality based drama finds its greatest success. Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
The finale reduces Country to a movie, which is kind of a rude surprise. Usa Today
3.8
The film captures the harsh winter landscape of northern Minnesota very well. Lariat
3.2
It weakens the films case to have the villains portrayed so one dimensionally.... Eric Ds Nider
4.0
The result probably will stand for some time as the most important and effective movie made on this subject. News Review
4.0
Director Caro (Whale Rider) beautifully captures the chilly setting, keeping the pace slow and steady, which at times feels rather too straightforward .. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Despite a distinctly wobbly final act, this remains an enjoyable film thats worth seeing for its performances. View London
3.2
But overall North Country is too self consciously scaled as an anthem for the human spirit. Cs Monitor
2.5
North Country is inspired by the story of Lois Jenson, a miner whose lawsuit against her company became the first class action sexual harassment case .. Film Journal
2.5
The film is a bit like watching the inner workings of a finely made watch easy to admire for a minute or two, but once you see that its going to keep .. Mountain X
3.8
Dana Verkouteren, Associated Press This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in t .. Star Tribune
3.5
Inspired by a true story, North Country unfolds as a one womans journey on a road that took her farther than she ever imagined, ultimately inspiring c .. Emanuellevy
4.5
The degree to which Anita Hills experience compares is open to debate.Certainly the mine presented a more physically dangerous environment, but rankin .. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
3.5
The limitation of North Country isnt that it overhypes the evil that men do.Its that the film, as sincere and watchable as it is, never succeeds in po .. Ew
5.0
Dont little lady her North Country (Warner Bros.) opens with Charlize Theron as Josey Aimes, a housewife and mother, getting beaten by her spouse and .. Slate
2.0
It starts off well enough but slowly sinks under the leaden weight of its worthiness, an over hopeful bid for Oscars which is undermined by the totall .. Empire
2.2
Or the one that offers a phony suspenseful courtroom drama in which injustice is thwarted at the very last minute.Once Is Not Enough: Theron is given .. Movies
3.8
But its all carefully calculated for dramatic effect and succeeds brilliantly in drawing you in and eliciting tears in the process. Sf Gate
3.8
Although North Country is framed by Joseys emerging consciousness and eleventh hour courtroom saves, the real drama of the movie is found in director .. Washington Post
2.5
A wobbly fiction about a real pioneering sex discrimination case, the film is an unabashed vehicle for its modestly de glammed star, Charlize Theron, .. The New York Times
4.4
The outcome of Joseys fight isnt surprising, nor is the trajectory of the story, but the sumptuously developed, topflight treatment of the narrative i .. The Movie Boy
3.2
Caros film is well cast, Theron once again successful in a deglamorized role, but North Country loses its momentum once the action fully switches to t .. Reeling Reviews
3.5
Much of the time, this leads to manipulative, overwrought filmmaking that is in its own fashion as predictable and constrained by genre conventions as .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
Solid acting abounds, but one would expect no less with a cast of this caliber.For the most part, the accents are well done, as well. ReelViews
2.0
Movies offer us wildly divergent stories with vivid, close up emotions, and so did the six fimmakers we invited to take part in the Envelope Directors .. Calendar Live
3.0
But its kind of slow going.Theres a lot of weeping and dramatic speeches. Hollywood
3.5
The pay is good, but its brutal and dangerous work, and the male work force and their union are exceedingly hostile to the women miners. Seattle Pi
2.5
Is it a trial.Is it a motion to have the case qualified as a class action Tony Medley
3.1
Its only when the film delves a little too deeply into the myths of the Maori culture that credibility is stretched a lot further than it can go. Reel Film
3.8
It has its faults, but on the whole its a satisfying full two hours of American drama. Movie Habit
1.5
North Country is about as subtle as a sledgehammer. It has a MESSAGE! And that message is simply this: men are pigs. 7M Pictures
4.4
Digging deep: a look at the Well and the massive hole at Spadina and Front Hundreds of workers are 20 metres down The Well, site of an ambitious retai .. The Star
3.1
But the male dominated workforce there hasnt exactly made Josey and the handful of other women feel welcome. Deseret News
4.0
As a drama, the film is a Hollywood product, pushing all the right buttons and revelling in its triumphant structure. Urban Cine File
3.5
I suspect the reasons for this go beyond the fact that, absent Lindsay Lohans name on the marquee, only women of a certain age will pay money to see s .. La Weekly
3.5
The film, revisiting social injustice, is not unpredictable.But, it is a worthy effort in its updated revival of Norma Rae. Varia Gate
3.8
My biggest complaint about this movie is the way in which it depicts nearly every man in it as a total asshole. Three Movie Buffs
3.8
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4.4
Theron is buoyed by an amazing supporting cast.McDormand couldnt ask for a meatier role. Waffle Movies
5.0
North Country Synopsis A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, whe .. Movie Web
2.5
What should have been uplifting is instead reduced to being unbelievably hokey. ComingSoon
5.0
This sets the framework for a powerful character drama with enough basis in reality to be effective on many levels. ComingSoon
3.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
2.5
It makes worthwhile points about gender discrimination, to be sure. Flip Side Archive
3.8
Niki Caros direction is focused and understated, as it should be. From The Balcony
2.5
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4.0
Niki Caro, director of Whale Rider, has made a classic underdog vs. the system story, rendered in the harsh blue grays of a Minnesota winter. Orlando Sentinel
2.0
Not only is this far away from the drama of the story, it receives obvious and blatant foreshadowing techniques.Therefore it lacks tension. Films Nobs
4.0
A surprise, and a good one: the most fun movie playing right now comes from Atom Egoyan, of all people.Whereas his previouswas august and sorrowful, h .. Cine Passion
4.8
When you come away from watching the film, it takes time to readjust and comprehend how much and yet how little things have changed since Josey Aimes .. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.5
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3.8
Often plays like a widescreen made for television movie, albeit a good one. Fantastic A Daily
4.0
Its heroine is an ordinary person, but one who proves to be exceptionally courageous. Arts Fuse
5.0
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3.8
Rewarding and sensitively rendered, the studio produced North Country might revive a worthy subgenre last visited, in tarted up fashion, by Erin Brock .. Sac Ticket
3.8
An unusually taut film about misogyny that, for the most part, escapes the clichs that often bog down the battle of the sexes. Mixed Reviews
5.0
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