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By Kiko Martinez (245) for San Antonio Current (241) on 04 Jan 2019

Plays it as safe as possible and misses an opportunity to package Ginsburg's six decades of influence on the courts into an absorbing two-hour…

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By Tom Santilli (137) for AXS.com (137) on 04 Jan 2019

For a woman so tough...this movie about her is quite plain Jane...it unravels without much gumption, and doesn't quite do Ruth Bader…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 04 Jan 2019

A cookie-cutter, rubber-stamped exercise that really does nothing to shed any light into the life of Ginsburg…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 04 Jan 2019

The casting of Jones as Ginsburg might have seemed like a good idea, but, as fine an actress as she is, she can’t quite manage to bring the…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 04 Jan 2019

At least it generally captures the spirit of its subject, whose commitment to justice and tenacity in the face of obstacles yields plenty of…

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By Jorge Castillo (17) for Planet S Magazine (15) on 03 Jan 2019

For all the trust director Mimi Leder places in the audience to digest the legal fireworks, every other aspect of RBG's life is treated broadly…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 03 Jan 2019

Coasts on the awesomeness of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a way unadventurous if solidly crowd-pleasing…

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By Sandie Angulo Chen (751) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 03 Jan 2019

Well-acted if uneven biopic about RBG's early life, career…

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By Danielle White (52) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 03 Jan 2019

Jones makes a fine Ginsburg – especially in the mouth, lips pursed expectantly – but something in Hammer’s resigned manner paints a Marty…

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By Daniel Barnes (335) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 03 Jan 2019

The flavorless, barely tolerable non-drama of On the Basis of Sex was probably intended as good-for-you movie medicine, but if this is the…

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By Christopher Lloyd (287) for The Film Yap (559) on 03 Jan 2019

Even though the film isn't terribly bold, it still tells a story worth hearing, and tells it very well indeed…

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By Kimber Myers (423) for The Playlist (3,871) on 03 Jan 2019

On the Basis of Sex is a well-enough-made movie, fully constructed in the mold of hundreds of biopics that came before; it’s emotionally…

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By Dom Sinacola (87) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 03 Jan 2019

We’re typically never trusted to accept the reality of an icon’s life for what it is rather than what media consultants want it to exemplify…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 02 Jan 2019

The movie's major flaw is that it hews too close to the conventional tropes of the biopic genre; instead, it should be as groundbreaking as…

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By Aj Caulfield (18) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 02 Jan 2019

Where the real-life RBG is full-fat cream, top-shelf whiskey, Wagyu beef, On the Basis of Sex is the lighter, more affordable, less bitey alternative…

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By Alexandra Macaaron (124) for Women's Voices for Change (124) on 02 Jan 2019

Ginsburg, affectionately dubbed the Notorious RBG, has become a living legend of late…

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By Cameron Meier (130) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 02 Jan 2019

Though the film, unlike its subject, is neither exceptional nor surprising, this juror is returning a thumbs-up verdict…

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By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 02 Jan 2019

If this film about her isn't as impressive as its subject, it still gets its points across…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 31 Dec 2018

Feel-good movie of the year on triumph over gender discrimination...Well captures the feeling of the period from 1955 to 1971 in Ginsburgs…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for Splice Today (140) on 30 Dec 2018

Aside from a single brief scene, there's no mention of Ginsburg being Jewish at all, so the film overlooks a fascinating angle…

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