I really enjoyed this movie. The cast was amazing, and the parts well acted. Amazing wardrobe, and the sets were beautifully done.One major issue I have with this movie is the soundtrack. I've always loved how the music sets the tone of a film. This movie fails on an epic scale here. There's R&B for crying out loud!! In a movie set in the beginning of the 20th century??? And a historical drama at that? Maybe it's just me....And Hillary Swank is her usual phenomenal self. Other than the unusual music choices, I'd highly recommend this movie to anyone who loves historical dramas.

In 1912, Alice Paul (Hillary Swank) and her close friend, Lucy (Frances O'Connor) have one matter on their minds, getting American women the right to vote. They are very familiar with the famous suffragettes who came before them, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Nevertheless, being younger than some of the feminists of their day, they have some new ideas and strategies. Their views do not often sit well with the older ladies of the struggle, including Carrie Chapman Catt (Anjelica Huston). When Alice finds it impossible to work out their disagreements, she starts her own group. Even a handsome newspaperman (Patrick Dempsey) can not sway her from her focus, although they remain friends. From staging D.C. parades to picketing the Wilson White House to being thrown in jail on false charges, Alice and Lucy mean business. Will they see their fondest dream come true? All women in American owe a great debt of thanks to these two brave women and their fellow suffragettes, one that can never be repaid, and this wonderful film tells their story with care and beauty. First, the cast is superlative, with Swank and O'Connor leading the way, followed by nice turns by such actresses as Vera Farminga, Julia Ormond, Molly Parker, Huston, and Brooke Smith, among others. No, the viewer is not always comfortable with Swank's character, Alice Paul, who is so committed to her cause that she shuts everything else out of her life. By contrast, O'Connor is a marvel, for her character is likewise dedicated but filled with regret for the husband and children she always wanted. The costumes are lovely and true, the scenery is beautiful and the entire production breathes classiness. Yet, it is the story that is a heart grabber and should send everyone to the library to learn more about the suffragettes trials. Wilson, a respected president in the annals of history, comes off as a stubborn man who resents the ladies' picket lines and allows them to be imprisoned, even when he knows they have not broken any laws. Once in jail, the conditions are dire and horrifying, to say the least, and any woman might wonder if she could endure the same for the right to vote. In such light, this wonderful movie is a must see for women everywhere and their partners. It was, after all, less than one hundred years ago that American women finally got that basic human right, suffrage, and, after a viewing, no female will ever take this matter nonchalantly again.

The words are Emily Leighton's (Molly Parker), who defied her Senator husband and risked losing her daughters to fight for their right to be counted as citizens of the US. She, and many other women fought long and hard, and endured pain and suffering, to give women what was rightfully theirs.Hillary Swank was magnificent, as was her sidekick played by Frances O'Connor. Swank was the top of a stellar cast and should have gotten more credit for her performance. Hollywood tends to pick favorites instead of the best, and they did so in this case.This is an important film that should be seen by all to remind us that our country has had and still has a history of denying basic rights to it's citizens. The fight is not over for everyone, and sometimes it takes herculean efforts to get what should be everyone's rights in the first place.

I forced to watch this movie in school, for school, and write a two-page paper on it. It was horrible. funny, but horrible. The only part of this movie i enjoyed was the amazing jokes about Hellen Keller. "She's deaf and blind. If she can find it, so can you." IT'S A CLASSIC. While I approve the message this movie tries to get out, I don't approve of the method used to portray it. Is it just me, or did I see two women making out in a montage about talking to senators? Very confusing. And there's a little girl playing chess in the intro? What's up with that? seriously. But if you're one of the people first in line to see "Snakes on a Plane," you'd probably LOVE this movie. best quote in this movie: "I'm not feeding anybody's babies." I think that defines this movie more than anything else. "Iron-Jawed Angels" gets one star from me.