North Country Reviews



  • North Country
    • Genre : Drama
    • Release Date :
    • MPAA Rating : R
    • Duration : 126 minute(s)
    • Production Budget : 35
    • Studio : Warner Bros.
    • Official Site : http://www.northcountrymovie.com/
    • Reviews Rate
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Movie Reviews

  • The whole thing has a been-there-done-that feel
    5 of 10 by Liam Cullin [Empire Movies ]
  • the feel-good downer of the year
    by Beth Mcarthur [Georgia Straight ]
  • suffers such a bizarre failure of nerve
    by Jessica Winter [Village Voice ]
  • stirring and emotionally forceful
    3 of 4 by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
  • shortsighted soap opera
    1.5 of 4 by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine ]
  • pays off so well in potent moments
    3 of 4 by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
  • is thought provoking long after it's over
    4 of 5 by David Levine [Filmcritic ]
  • grabs you by the throat and refuses to let you go
    4 of 5 by William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer ]
  • Caro makes this woman's story fresher and more resoundingly urgent than shopworn
    3.5 of 4 by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
  • an exceptional sophomore effort from Niki "Whale Rider" Caro.
    10 of 10 by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon ]
  • a very good movie
    4 of 5 by Bob Grimm [Sacramento News & Review ]
  • a throwback to the great social-reform movies of the past
    4 of 4 by James Verniere [Boston Herald ]
  • a thoroughly competent and polished work.
    by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter ]
  • a shrewdly crafted soap opera
    2 of 5 by Kevin Courrier [Boxoffice Magazine ]
  • a powerfully acted and exquisitely realized melodrama
    2.5 of 4 by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak ]
  • a potentially great movie--with talent and plot points to spare--that settles for being just okay.
    2.5 of 4 by Jessica Reaves [Chicago Tribune ]
  • a memorable and satisfying cinematic experience.
    3.5 of 4 by Gary Goldstein [Reel ]
  • a major disappointment
    3.5 of 5 by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
  • a great story and features another stellar turn by Theron
    5 of 8 by Vickie [Moviepie ]
  • a film that is so simple-minded that it's nothing short of condescending
    2 of 5 by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews ]
  • 4.5 of 5 Reviewed by [E! Online ]
  • 4.5 of 5 Reviewed by Philip Wuntch [The Dallas Morning News ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by Steve Moreau [The Cinema Source ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by John Urbancich [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Marjorie Baumgarten [Austin Chronicle ]
  • 3.5 of 4 Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Tom Meek [The Boston Phoenix ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
  • 1.5 of 4 Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday ]
  • Reviewed by Ian Grey [Orlando Weekly ]

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