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| Release Date: |
October 21, 2005 |
| On DVD: |
February 14, 2006 |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Running Time: |
123 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for sequences involving sexual harassment including violence and dialogue, and for language. |
| Director: |
Niki Caro |
| Writer: |
Michael Seitzman |
| Cast: |
Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Jeremy Renner, Brad Henke, Sissy Spacek, Woody Harrelson, Sean Bean, Michelle Monaghan, Richard Jenkins |
"North Country" stars Academy Award winners Charlize Theron ("Monster"), Frances McDormand ("Fargo") and Sissy Spacek ("In the Bedroom") in the inspiring story of a single mother who rallies her coworkers to rise above the unfair treatment they face at a local mining company. In the wake of a failed marriage, Josey Aimes (Charlize Theron) returns to her hometown in Northern Minnesota hoping to build a better life for herself and her two children. Encouraged by her Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C+
"North Country" explores the first class action sexual harassment case filed in the United States, and while it has fine acting and a compelling story, two minutes on Google can show you that absolutely nothing in the movie has any resemblance to what happened in real life. Read the full movie review
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User Comments & Reviews
Comment on Review, by Griz Bear Man
November 1, 2005
Is the C+ on the review of North Country for the movie or for the Review? I am inclined to think the Review, since it repeats the same point two or three times and reads like, well, a freshman paper that got a C+. Not that I am any Hemingway myself, but at least write a second draft, and make it more polished, mate!
Still, the review makes several valid points, and I cannot disagree with any of them. I wish all that acting talent and a potentially powerful story had not been reduced to a cliche. Lately, I am beginning to think the whole movie industry needs to be taken into the shop for a tune-up, if not a major overhaul. There's a lot of talent out there that is getting wasted on some half-assed film making. There's no excuse!
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