In Dubious Battle

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Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Jun 15 What a great way to tell a story. Lead by Franco and Wolffs characters they infiltrate an apple orchard to eventually lead everyone to strike against land owners who lower wages to a dollar a day during the great depression. I loved the characters and performances. Vincent D'Onorfrio is a big time presence as usual and throw in Duvall for giggles and you have one hell of a film. Tim Treakle See more Imaginarily B @ImaginIt 04/29/2024 Those that are familiar with the labour movements may not find this movie compelling. Those that are unaware of the sacrifices of those that fought unfair labour practices will b3 lost. Labour movements are human rights movements. See more Tweety K @Birdissa 05/27/2023 It's been almost a century since the Great Depression. I'm not sure people understand those times. My mother told me stories of how hard it was. A philosophy of bootstrapping and not complaining was pervasive. A simple directive people were afraid to stray away from, lest they starve. I give James Franco big props for attempting to capture that mindset. I think he did an excellent job with everything in this movie. The attitudes, the clothing, the settings, the language they used. To me it is an important rendering of an important time in American history that is about to slip away from memory. This time literally changed America from the ground up. I also know what it means to pick apples at dawn when it is wet and cold, then roast when the sun comes up. That's how we made our candy money back in the 1960's. But we did it for some spare change. It is difficult work for which those people were paid practically nothing. See more 02/25/2022 I had great expectations, but the whole thing was disappointing See more andrea c @Charst 12/09/2021 L'idea di fondo rappresenta alla perfezione il suo regista e attore James Franco; che quanto mai poliedrico spazia su vari ruoli e continua a cimentarsi in sfide sempre più probanti ed ambiziose, anche se con esiti alterni. Il film si propone di raccontare la storia di uno dei numerosi scioperi del settore agricolo prima delle leggi volte a tutelare le categorie dei lavoratori più esposte. Il lento incedere dello sciopero è ottimamente esposto; le attese, le ansie e le preoccupazioni. Purtroppo ci si sofferma troppo sulla storia di amore platonico tra due dei protagonisti. Visto il cast stellare, ci si poteva comportare diversamente; perchè vedere Duvall, Cranston e Harris relegati a comparse da pochi minuti fa male agli occhi e al cuore. See more 04/02/2021 Great Western. Duvall and Costner are fantastic. See more Read all reviews

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