On the Basis of sex review

Based on a true story we're introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A smart as a whip woman who back in the 1950's was apart of a group of women accepted into Harvard to practice law. She is married to Martin Ginsburg who is always a lawyer in training. Together they form a strong unit and overtime after taking on a case she managed to change the way the US looked and handled discrimination laws. Felicity Jones is on top form here as Ruth Ginsburg. She's strong but timid, fierce but soft. Strongly independent and and sharp minded the movie focuses it's first act mainly on her working her way through law school to ultimately becoming a professor and teaching the things that she wanted to change.

Armie Hammer is good here too, being the rock that Jones's Ruth can lay on when times get tough. He is the main source of comedic relief here and it works really well. The dialogue is great too with big and exaggerated words that wouldn't work in any other movie like this. The pacing is good also although there is some really stretched out scenes that don't affect the overall narrative in any real way. As time movies on and the ending of the movie draws near we're in the 1970's where Ruth along with her husband takes on the US government in a tension filled battle that is verbally just brilliant to watch.

On the Basis of sex is a really strong and enjoyable look at the extraordinary life of one Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Felicity Jones puts in an almost career best performance in my opinion dealing with motherhood, her beliefs and the non inclusion of women in society. Armie Hammer is great also really playing well to his female co star like I mentioned. It's all interesting and something really topical in today's society. Really worth checking out!

★★★★