On the Basis of Sex

After a clumsy opening statement, RBG biopic On The Basis Of Sex effectively argues its case

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Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer play gender-rights crusader Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her husband Marty in this inspirational early-career courtroom drama.

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Felicity Jones plays the young-and-restless Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this superhero-origin-story biopic

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A saccharine sweet release which focuses on the early years of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's astonishing career.

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It's reflective of the Ginsburgs' real-life egalitarian marriage, almost never seen in Hollywood films. But the role is so much more than just the typical gender-swapped "spouse on phone" roles most often seen, and Hammer is a delight as the sunny Marty.

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On the Basis of Sex does a brisk, coherent job of articulating what Ginsburg accomplished and why it mattered, dramatizing both her personal stake in feminist legal activism and the intellectual discipline with which she approached it.

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The New RBG Movie Is an Imperfect Homage to a Legend

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A familiarly wrought, intermittently effective drama benefits from retelling a fascinating backstory yet is hampered by a miscast Felicity Jones

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the rare Supreme Court justice to have become a meme. The Notorious RBG, a funny graphic of her wearing a crown a la rapper Biggie Smalls in an iconic portrait, is plastered across the internet and stamped on T-shirts, mugs and lapel pins for all to buy. Your teenage son probably does not own a Stephen Breyer tote bag.

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On the Basis of Sex is too often busy revering Ruth Bader Ginsburg for her confidence and brilliance to bother with presenting her as a living, breathing human being.

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Felicity Jones plays a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Armie Hammer her husband, Marty, in Mimi Leder's by-the-numbers biopic.

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‘On the Basis of Sex’ simply doesn’t do justice to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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