An authentic and honest movie about women's struggle go gain (voting, amongst other) rights in the early 20th century England. That most courageous actress (and one of my personal favorites), Carrey Mulligan, is once again terrific here, playing a wife who, working as a laundress, loses the custody of her son after rebelling against her sexist boss in a very unfair world. Helena Bonham Carter and the rest of the female cast all do a great job, but it is Brendan Gleeson, as the local inspector in a somewhat villainous role, that I had trouble accepting, because I never imagined a man with his kindly face playing an antagonist. Nevertheless, the production design and art direction are exceptional here, and the movie never strays from its position, all the way until the final heart-breaking scene. Also, the movie's marketing ploy of using Meryl Streep on the poster is somewhat misleading; she appears in this film for no more than 2 minutes, if that. Still, this is an important film, and should still inspire, even nearly one hundred years after its thematic subject of struggle and acceptance has been acknowledged by most of the world's nations.
B
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