Charlize Theron is Josie Aimes, who leaves her abusive boyfriend, and reaches her parents home with her 2 kids. Her father Hank (Richard Jenkins), a miner and the original male chauvinistic pig, is unsympathetic, while her mother (Sissy Spacek) helps. Josie encouraged by her friend Glory (Frances McDormand), and in an effort to earn better wages, joins the local mining company. Few women work at the mine (ration of men to women is 30:1), and those that do face severe sexual harassment. When Josie tries to bring this problem to the fore-front, she is asked to resign or deal with it. She quits, but then sues the company in court. Her class-action suit threatens to collapse when no other woman steps upto support Josie . . .
CNN calls this film pompous. I couldn’t dis-agree more. It is true, that the film is told from Josie’s point of view, and it’s the story of the under-dog vs. the big, bad, moneyed corporation, and as such great movie material as it is. But it’s a story of grit and determination and touches you. And as the viewer you are totally on Josie’s side, happy when she’s happy, and sad in her loss. When you’re rooting for one character that much, the directorr has done a good job.
A must-see.
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