Review of Citizen Ruth (1996) by Alec B — 06 Sep 2009
A destitute woman has to choose between getting an abortion and having her child. Of course activists from both sides get involved and try to sway her decision. Both sides are satirized for comic effect but the filmmakers don't pick either side and subsequently mock both sides.
The payoff is less than satisfying. Laura Dern is pretty decent but the support cast are mostly cliches of anti-choice and pro-choice. The writers didn't have the balls to pick a side. Dern, as the woman int he middle is shown as a selfish poor person who just wants money and a house and will pick either side as long as they give her what they want.
It's the old story of, if you can't pick a side, then mock both sides and hope for the best. It doesn't really work.
This review of Citizen Ruth (1996) was written by Alec B on 06 Sep 2009.
Citizen Ruth has generally received positive reviews.
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