On the Basis of Sex

Jones is required to repeatedly hold the screen in close-up while bashing out on-the-nose dialogue.

On the Basis of Sex stands, additionally and crucially, as a testament to the power and importance of the legal world's unseen corners.

The tight focus makes for an engaging, fast-moving legal drama; as with Spielberg at both his best and worst, this is seldom boring.

Taking its cue from Ruth, On the Basis of Sex includes everyone in the equation. Mothers - and fathers! - should take their brainy kids to see it.

On the Basis of Sex is well-intentioned, cheesily enjoyable and a little uninspired.

It's not an entirely terrible film. It's just not the film that RBG deserves.

The biopic-wary should applaud On the Basis of Sex for its avoidance of the temptation to cover a longer chronology of Bader Ginsburg’s life and career.

On the Basis of Sex is not a subtle film but it is a crowd-pleaser.

On the Basis of Sex doesn't reinvent the biopic, but it succeeds in telling an important story about one of the most memorable women in U.S. legal history.

...fittingly respectful for the subject...