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Movie critics combined give North Country (2005) a score of 2.8247 out of 4
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
After Josey Aimes takes her kids and walks out on the boyfriend who beats her, she doesn't find a lot of sympathy back at home. "He caught you with another man? That's why he laid hands on you?" asks her father. "You can actually ask me that question?" sh ...read the complete North Country movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
After "Monster," here is another extraordinary role from an actress [Theron] who has the beauty of a fashion model but has found resources within herself for these powerful roles about unglamorous women in the world of men. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
North Country is more than an award trolling piece - it's a heartfelt gem steered by Threon and McDormand that takes sevral true tales to create a helluav drama! ...read the complete North Country movie review at Blunt Review (Emily Blunt)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Michael Booth)Denver Post (Michael Booth)
North Country is a relentlessly discomforting movie. Nowhere does it let you settle into the lush cushions of a typical Hollywood entertainment ...read the complete North Country movie review at Denver Post (Michael Booth)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
...read the complete North Country movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
North Country is the most riled-up movie of the year. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for 3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)
. ...read the complete North Country movie review at 3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Brian Gallagher)MovieWeb (Brian Gallagher)
...read the complete North Country movie review at MovieWeb (Brian Gallagher)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
North Country works as a portrayal of social injustice, yet it also works as a compelling character portrait. One of the best and most powerful pictures of the year. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Charlize Theron gives an excellently modulated performance as Josey Aimes. ...read the complete North Country movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Julian Roman)MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
...read the complete North Country movie review at MovieWeb (Julian Roman)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
...read the complete North Country movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
As if men and women needed something else to fight about, sexual harassment and the prominence it took in this country after the Anita Hill hearings were enough for men to cry foul and women even fouler. Feminists now had an easy button to press to call ...read the complete North Country movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Even with some quibbles, North Country is a relevant and important account of a landmark class action suit that changed the face of the country's workforce. ...read the complete North Country movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Even when the film borders on melodrama in its final courtroom confrontations, Ms. Caro navigates the camera with skill. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Craig Younkin)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Happily, North Country is not all social-realist grit or straight sermonizing. Not only is Theron achingly real, the fine supporting performances here lend even more dramatic reach and human scale. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Josey Aimes is the canary in the mine. For one thing, the gal with the dishwater mullet played by Charlize Theron in the stirring drama North Country is among the first female miners in a Minnesota iron works. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
A classic social drama in the proud tradition of "Norma Rae," "Silkwood" and "Erin ...read the complete North Country movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
It infuriated me. It broke my heart. It convinced me that Caro, who's from New Zealand, is a strong, clear-voiced ...read the complete North Country movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
North Country does tend to get weighed down by the overly melodramatic, but overall, this is a provocative movie and I applaud Caro and her cast for a job well done. ...read the complete North Country movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
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North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (David Levine)filmcritic.com (David Levine)
...read the complete North Country movie review at filmcritic.com (David Levine)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Might have been richer, tougher, more honestly liberal if it had revealed a few more shades of gray among the men. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Entertainment Weekly
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
...read the complete North Country movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Too bad Theron won an Oscar for a weak film like Monster, in which she was splashy, since her complex part in North Country is far more impressive and desrving of Oscar ...read the complete North Country movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
...read the complete North Country movie review at Boston Globe
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for PM Media Review ("Moviefaire")PM Media Review ("Moviefaire")
...read the complete North Country movie review at PM Media Review ("Moviefaire")
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Steve Moreau)The Cinema Source (Steve Moreau)
...read the complete North Country movie review at The Cinema Source (Steve Moreau)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
...read the complete North Country movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
The one-sided, formulaic storyline and laughable courtroom histrionics are eclipsed by peripheral material involving Theron's brooding teenage son and penitent father. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
North Country (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
If you can take North Country as a movie, not a news report, you'll find a moving work that explores sexual harassment with unusual candor. ...read the complete North Country movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
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