North Country Reviews

issue movie that blatantly examines power and sexual harassment in the workplace

Full Review | Original Score: B

North Country is the unfortunately overly-dramatized Hollywood version of a story that has a chance at being truly important and even uplifting, but thanks to extreme heavy-handedness, ends up being mostly shrill instead.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10

So "inspirational" it should mate with Cinderella Man and give birth to a litter of baby Oscars

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The road to cinematic hell is paved with this sort of banal effort borne of bland good expectations.

Full Review | Original Score: 62/100

Would have you believe it's no more complex than a playground quarrel between boys, girls, and cooties.

Full Review | Original Score: C-

While the performances are flawless, Michael Seitzman's screenplay is embarrassingly sophomoric, so much so that the film's denouement completely obliterates its feminist message.

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Works as both deep focus on a critical historical moment, and a more intimate and sorrowful tale about growing up female in America.

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Though tough and heavy-handed at times, North Country is engaging -- not one of those films about an important subject matter that you feel you should watch.

| Original Score: 3/4

...there's little doubt that the movie would not come off even remotely as well as it ultimately does were it not for the effectiveness of the cast.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Os realizadores de Terra Fria se revelam bem mais repugnantes e perigosos do que os mineiros retratados em seu filme supostamente liberal.

| Original Score: 2/5

The narrative may not be exact in its details..., but it is undoubtedly true to the spirit of the real events.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

Enjoyable drama that's impressively shot and features a strong cast but is ultimately hampered by a fatal weakness for courtroom clichés.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

The similarities to Erin Brockovich are obvious, yet North Country plays like a glossy soap opera, despite strong performances from a superb cast.

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With North Country, Theron and Caro strongly suggest that Monster and Whale Rider weren't one-offs.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Elegantly filmed and intelligently written.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Despite Charlize Theron's efforts to play more than a saintly martyr, the film's director Niki Caro continually overstates the case.

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So melodramatically one-sided and shamelessly in search of Oscar nominations that it accomplishes the colossal rarity of insulting both genders equally.

| Original Score: 2/4

Victorian melodrama in feminist workduds.

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The one-sided, formulaic storyline and laughable courtroom histrionics are eclipsed by peripheral material involving Theron's brooding teenage son and penitent father.

Full Review | Original Score: B

North Country centers on Theron's work, and she is truly wonderful start to finish.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5