In the late '70s, Josey Aimes was a single mother after the unhappy breakup of her marriage, and she needed to find a way to support her children. Aimes returned to her hometown in Minnesota and followed the lead of her old friend Glory, who had bucked tradition and found a job in the iron mines that had long provided employment for much of the male community who were uncomfortable working with women (whose right to work in the mines had been mandated by law), and didn't care to show them much respect. However, as Aimes found herself the growing target of sexist jokes and behavior, she found that many of her female co-workers were reluctant to stand beside her, afraid of losing a good-paying job at a time when they were increasingly hard to find. But as a small crisis became a war of words, Aimes became the center of a nationwide controversy when she filed a sexual harassment suit against the mine owners which put her and her family in a position of scrutiny she never expected.
This was an eye opening film based on true events. While this movie was focused on sexual harassment in the mining industry, it could have taken place in any industry that is typically dominated by men. The scary part is that the real events depicted in the film took place very recently - the 1980s and 90s. The movie did a good job of setting the scene and making you feel the emotions that the women felt while dealing with harassment at the hands of resentful men in the mines. The sub-plots of the relationships Charlize Theron's character had with her father and son added even more depth to an already emotionally charged plot. Definitely not a feel good film, but a story that needs to be told as I'm sure there are still plenty of situations like this still going on.
Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek, Woody Harrelson
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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It was what it was. Although a good movie based on true events, it just didn't do it for me. I don't know if it was the subject matter, or the useless and mindnumbing scenes that seemed very repetitive and didn't seem to further the story a great deal. It could have been shorter and still got the point across.
Rating: 2.5 of 5.
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