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By Eric O (621) on 04 Jan 2019

Brought to you by #metoo . Right on time Hollywood... What a joke…

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By Carol V (11) on 04 Jan 2019

It accurately portrayed the time period and discriminatory culture that I grew up in…

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By Bhbarry (206) on 04 Jan 2019

“On the Basis of Sex” is the story of one notable period in the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how she successfully argued in…

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By Deirdre Crimmins (265) for HighDef Digest (76) on 04 Jan 2019

This glossy, non-threatening version of history makes what should be inspiring into a dull, unengaging tale…

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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 John D (2,323) on 03 Jan 2019

On the Basis of Sex isn't quite as revolutionary as the real-life person it's based on, but thanks to Felicity Jones' committed performance…

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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 Brent_Marchant (762) on 03 Jan 2019

A somewhat formulaic but nevertheless inspiring biopic about the early days of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's career and her efforts to fight for the…

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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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