North Country

The scene where Richard Jenkins defends his daughter at the union hall is among the most powerful and emotional scenes you'll find anywhere. Worth watching the movie for that visceral scene alone, the venerable Jenkins steals every scene he's in.

Any harassment is bad but it is awful when it's institutionalized. I am happy that North America does a lot to change it. Great movie, great acting!

I thought this movie was very inspiring for anyone that is trying to go up against their own personal giant. This movie is about a young, single mother who is being sexually harassed by men at her job on the iron range. Her and several co-workers decide to fight back by filling a lawsuit that no one but a small law firm decides to take on. It is a long-drawn out battle, but one that is finally won and is the beginning of a new precedence for sexual harassment in the workplace.

There's nothing inherently wrong with a "movie with a message." It's just that it's usually loaded with all of the contrivance and affectation we expect from Hollywood. In the case of "North Country," we're told at the beginning that it is "inspired by a true story." Lois Jenson was a female miner in Minnesota who was sexually harassed on the job (along with her female co-workers) to the point where she filed a class action lawsuit and won (although it took the court nine years to finally make a ruling). The question is, how accurate is this film? A well-made documentary would be more objective. But documentaries are not "entertainment." In a documentary, we wouldn't get to see Charlize Theron, who wouldn't last 20 minutes in a real iron mine, all smeared with dirt and grime. Then there's the dramatization. Was Jensen's teenage son really so sullen and intransigent? Was her father originally such a chauvinist pig, and did really he turn into a penitent so quickly? Was Jensen's attorney really such a knight in shining armor? Let's face it; Hollywood loves to embellish and exaggerate. We expect Hollywood to entertain us in various ways. But when it comes to "true" stories, I get skeptical. But I don't want to be too harsh. The movie is well-intentioned, even though with its incredibly star-studded cast, it's clearly Oscar bait. And it's a good story about a precedent-setting case that needs to be remembered. You'll be entertained---as Hollywood intended.

A little to melodramatic but a decent look into the sexual harassments' of blue collar workers. I remember those pre lawsuit days as a white collar. I thought some of the older guys were creeps. (Some of the older women would hit on younger guys but it wasn't as sleazed) I remember one of my co-workers whom I was friends with crying and asked if she broke up with her fiancé. My boss told her to sleep with him or never get ahead. I nearly threw this guy out the 32nd floor window of the Hemsley Building in NYC: I really had him halfway out as the building was the old NY Central RR Building by Vanderbilt and it had open/close windows, not those floor to ceiling windows. I was told you can't throw Frank out the window, but nice work by Human Resources. Then her fiancé gave me Rangers tickets, those are gold.

Two words: Amber Heard

Amazing, powerful performances. I imagined that this film could have easily reared into the realm of Hallmark quality. However, every character was well rounded and believable and I whole heartedly felt the struggle that was lived on screen

Extremely powerful and beautifully acted. It should be better remembered.

I thought this movie was excellent. What I find very interesting is all the reviews that find a film about rape and sexual harassment to be too dramatic.

Just blew me off ! Though it's fictitious and dramatized to make spice to the true events, it's impeccable.