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On the Basis of Sex

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Alibaba Pictures Group

Robert Cort Productions

United States of America

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Felicity Jones

Armie Hammer

Justin Theroux

Sam Waterston

Kathy Bates

Cailee Spaeny

Callum Shoniker

Jack Reynor

Stephen Root

Ronald Guttman

Chris Mulkey

Gary Werntz

Francis X. McCarthy

Ben Carlson

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Amanda MacDonald

Karl Graboshas

Angela Galuppo

Joe Cobden

Dawn Ford

Michael Dickson

Holly Gauthier-Frankel

Jeff Lillico

Arthur Holden

Gabrielle Graham

Wendy Crewson

John Ralston

Daniel Stiepleman

Mimi Leder

Mychael Danna

Robert W. Cort

Betsy Danbury

Victoria Thomas

Nelson Coates

Camille Parent

Paola Ridolfi

Isis Mussenden

Michelle Côté

Ghislaine Sant

Jean Scarabin

Melissa H. Morgan

Niccole Osborn

Mélanie Simard

Luc Therrien

Damien Berger

Jean Camden

Naomi Joy Todd

Nathalie Paquette

André Laforest

Adrian Knight

Alain Bisson Doyal

Michael Grady

Kesha

Jonathan King

Erin F. Larsen

Karen Loop

Jeff Skoll

Michelle Tesoro

Well, it's so inaccurate that you can tell from the start that it is going for statement over biopic.

And it almost seems like it should be titled "The Unstoppable RBG" as she comes across as right all the time, faultless, stronger, smarter and more capable than anyone to the point where she can argue a case, preform brain surgery, and create the rocket that got us to the moon, in a single night without breaking a sweat.

She's more perfect here than Mary Poppins and it makes the film sort of unbelievable. Ginsburg is human, I'm sure she had to struggle to over come more than just the evil White Male patriarchy, but even that she effortlessly dismantles.

Halfway through the movie you expect her to wear a cape and fly away, just to prove she can out super Superman as well.

In a Biopic you kind of expect to get to know the character, to see their ups and downs. Instead, however, what you get is a golden god with history rewritten to add a healthy polish.

CinemaSerf

A great opportunity to assess the remarkable achievements of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - but one that misses more than it hits. Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer just don't have the gravitas to pull this off - they deliver none of the feistiness, grit and determination that must have featured substantially in her struggle for equality and success within her profession. It isn't anywhere near as bad as a traditional TV movie, but it blurs the lines between autobiography and fiction in a way that serves to diminish the overall story and that's a real shame. I'd have loved to see Katharine Hepburn play her!

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