Read Anthony's review of On The Basis of Sex.
The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
On The Basis of Sex is in select theaters on January 4th, 2019.
The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights
and what she had to overcome in order to become a U.S.
Supreme Court Justice.
I must say I had some very high hopes for this film and the whole
thing just didn’t meet my expectations. So starting with the
positive I felt like the costume design was pretty spot on.
Everything looked very befitting to the time frame and really
helped establish a feel for when everything was going on.
The film had some pretty solid editing as well except for when it
really mattered. How they broke up the “chapters”, if you will, of
the story really just sucked. It felt choppy and misplaced;
however, the lesser important edit points were the redeeming
quality of the overall flow of the movie.
To be completely honest the very end was the only super exciting part for me. Which was sad
because the whole movie should’ve been superb. They had a great story with some pretty
stellar actors. A strong female lead, which was the rock of the relationship which I did enjoy
seeing the female take that role of the marriage. But all in all it just wasn’t the emotional power
house of a movie that it should have been. In fact probably my biggest issue was that I didn’t
care at all. Which in a movie about women's equal rights the emotion evoked from experiencing
the movie should be what drives us to continue to seek out and improve on women’s rights. But
by the end of the movie I was just glad it was over. This film had the potential to make some big
waves, and sadly it was just a splash in the kitty pool.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Anthony (Contributor) was born and raised in the Tampa, Florida area. He likes Pina Coladas and long walks on the beach. He spends most of his time watching movies and spending times with friends.Click Here to check out Anthony's Articles.