That she has been permitted to let some noticeably British vocal inflections slip through is a minor point compared to her little-varying earnest and persistently serious attitude. Other than Portman or perhaps Debra Winger 30 years ago, it’s hard to think of other ideal actresses for the role and, sad to say, it’s not Felicity Jones. In the works for several years, the film was originally set to star Natalie Portman under Marielle Heller’s direction, a tantalizing combination that, unfortunately, came to naught. But the conventional connect-the-dots approach and less-than-ideal casting of the leading role keep the film from being something more than a proficient but ordinary account of an extraordinary career.
To be sure, the perseverance and historical precedents associated with this brilliant and beguiling legal pioneer are present and accounted for, making for numerous inspiring moments.
In the immediate wake of a hugely successful documentary portrait as well as a hefty just-published biography, the canonization of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues with On the Basis of Sex, an idolatrous but disappointingly prosaic first pass at a dramatic presentation of her pathfinding life.
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