Seemingly better suited for a documentary.
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01/09/09
Silkwood (1983)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:16
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7/10
Synopsis: This dramatic film is based on the true story of Karen Silkwood, a rank-and-file worker at a plutonium factory, who was accidentally exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. Historically, the company... [More]
Reviews for Silkwood
Gripping.
02/15/08
No review available.
01/07/08
One of Nichols' best films, Silkwood is effective as factual reportage and portrait of working class life (rare sight in Hollywood cinema), with terrific performances by Meryl Streep, as a new type of American heroine, and Cher, as her lesbian roommate
12/13/07
Silkwood achieves impressive credentials as a drama of human character, not just as a screed against intolerable public practice.
08/09/06
Silkwood's 'ordinariness' protects her from being labelled a wild-eyed Trot, but that should not be allowed to obscure her courage or the whitewash ladled onto her story after her death.
02/09/06
Top CriticSilkwood is the story of an ordinary woman, hard-working and passionate, funny and screwed-up, who made those people mad simply because she told the truth as she saw it and did what she thought was right.
10/23/04
Top CriticNo review available.
09/27/04
Extremely well-acted, powerful story.
06/12/04
Nichols does a superb job of establishing the mood and atmosphere of this small town...
10/12/03
No review available.
09/26/03
Based on the real-life story of Karen Silkwood, this blistering exposé of big business from director Mike Nichols features a brilliant performance by Meryl Streep.
07/30/03
Top CriticA tragic story, to be sure, but one that deserves better than the shabby treatment afforded it here. Streep is particularly grating.
05/24/03
Top CriticFor most of its running time it is so convincing -- and so sure of itself -- that it seems a particular waste when it goes dangerously wrong.
05/20/03
Top CriticWonderful performances steal the show in this film based on the real life of Karen Silkwood.
03/10/03
No review available.
01/23/03
No review available.
10/18/02
Searing - if manipulative - potboiler that catches Meryl Streep and Cher in peak form.
08/04/02
No review available.
07/26/02
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