Suffragette (2015)

I love this movie so much

good back-story, and good acting

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This entire movie was a hit piece! Pure feminist revisionist history! And I see so many reviews saying "Historical", "Truth that needed telling", "Educational", etc... Are you kidding me? This was PURE FICTION! These women were evil harpies!First of all, it's heavily implied that men had the vote at the time and women were denied it; WRONG. Most men weren't allowed to vote at that time, either; especially someone like the lower-class husband. Every male in this movie is portrayed as a violent, misogynistic thug, seeking only to oppress women. The reason women's suffrage failed in England at first, is because these shrill hags were demanding all women get to vote, while most men didn't have the vote and were currently being blown to pieces in World War I. It was a political catastrophe to be screaming for special rights that men who were dying by the thousands didn't have.THEN, to put icing on the cake, these same sanctimonious cows participated in the "White Feather Campaign", where they assumed any man in England not wearing a military uniform was a coward and openly and publicly shamed him to join the army; not giving a whit what his actual situation was. Many active-duty men on leave, discharged wounded soldiers, domestic public servants, sole family providers, etc. were publicly humiliated by these tramps.At first, property ownership was required to vote, and most men didn't even own property. Then, military service was tied to the vote and women were exempt from serving. Even still, almost immediately after men were granted the vote - as a consolation prize for being slaughtered wholesale in WWI - women were granted the vote... because vagina. All of the vacuous, ignorant, arrogant comments from the leftist, Marxist, feminist idiots demonstrate their complete indoctrination into the cult of political correctness, where facts don't matter and propaganda spin is doubleplus goodthink rectification.

Just another formula movie skip it.Meryl Streep is just phoning it in for another paycheck.People like Streep should just retire and change jobs.I think her political views are hurting her acting.She should just shut up and act.

In this day and age many of us take a lot for granted. Often forgotten are those in history who fought so hard and valiantly in order for future generations to have better rights, and better lives because of those rights. The sacrifices of these women is to be applauded. I am in awe, as I am of any oppressed peoples who have fought to earn the right to be treated as part of the human race and not be controlled as 'sub-humans'. As Carey Mulligan's character Maud Watts (rightly) says, "I'm worth no more, no less, than you".This film brought forth so many emotions, and the horrendous treatment these brave women received was hard to watch. Yet through it all their spirits were strong and they never gave up. A stellar cast with stellar acting performances. The historical detail and cinematography was excellent. Very authentic. A film that touches your heart.

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan) is a young mother and family woman who works in a factory, in a time when women are not allowed to vote and paid significantly less than men. She is dramatically introduced to the Suffragette movement, lead by Emily Pankhurst (Meryl Streep) one evening whilst returning from work, and quickly becomes a solid fixture. However, her actions drive a rift between her and her husband Sonny (Ben Whishaw) and cause her to become separated from her beloved son George (Adam Michael Dodd), as well as pressure from dogged Inspector Steed (Brendan Gleeson) to inform on them. But she presses on with her comrades, into a journey of dedication, loyalty and sacrifice.In the modern world, it's all too easy to imagine that every freedom and liberty that everyone has has always been there, and that there was never any great struggle or sacrifice to make it so. Yet, less than a hundred years ago, it had still not come into law for women to express their voice in a democracy. The Suffragette movement is a tale that's long been crying out for a dramatization on the big screen, and has been referenced in films before, most notably Mary Poppins, and here Sarah Gavron delivers a brilliantly made and acted production that does the movement justice.Carrying the film as she is, a lot of weight rests on Mulligan's shoulders, and it's wonderful that her performance is so excellent, emerging like a blossoming flower as a timid, mild mannered girl who becomes wrapped up in something bigger than her and gradually adapts to becoming more militant and determined. She's complimented by quite a striking support cast, including Whishaw, Gleeson and Helena Bonham Carter. That Meryl Streep was willing to accept such a small, walk on role is testament either to the producers money, or a genuine affection she may have developed for these sort of English historical dramas, after her renowned turn in The Iron Lady.Gavron has certainly delivered something special, a long overdue drama that highlights the hardship, injustice, indignity and inhumanity that had to be endured in order to make something right, with a nice touch ending highlighting how it changed all over the world, as well as being fairly short and sweet by the standards of these types of productions. ****