In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own - stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan (Nat Wolff), the strike is founded on his tragic idealism - on the "courage never to submit or yield." Published in 1936, the novel "In Dubious Battle" is considered the first major work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own - stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan (Nat Wolff), the strike is founded on his tragic idealism - on the "courage never to submit or yield." Published in 1936, the novel "In Dubious Battle" is considered the first major work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.
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| Culture TripGraham FullerIt's one of those flawed films you watch for its formidable cast. |
| Black Girl NerdsJoelle MoniqueWhether there are fights breaking out, children on fire, or sweeping passionate speeches there isn't a lot of time left for subtle human moments. |
| MediaMikesMichael A. SmithPerfectly paced and skillfully cast, "In Dubious Battle" is one of those small films that occasionally see the light of day |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd Jorgenson... shares the same feisty and resilient attitude as its characters, and also shares the ability to be admired more for effort than execution. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThis one even comes with a freebie: It’s got “dubious” right there in the title. But instead of being sloppily miscalculated (the “Franco touch”), this attempt at a Depression-era labor drama in the vein of John Sayles just bores its way through almost two hours of screen time, never rising above anonymity. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattFor all its noble intentions, though, the movie struggles to transcend broad outlines: Its characters are strictly symbols, timeworn archetypes of good and evil as threadbare and familiar as the artfully faded calicos and denim on their backs. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanThe movie gives us bits and pieces of drama, but in a larger way it doesn’t invite us in. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreAs thrilling as it is that Franco got In Dubious Battle made — the title comes from Milton’s “Paradise Lost” — and as impressive as the cast list is on paper, his inability to spot star power and screen charisma in actors younger than himself lets him and Steinbeck down. |
| indieWireJude DryFranco clearly enjoys playing the idealistic rabble rouser, and who wouldn’t want to direct a movie so they could cast themselves as a charismatic radical? Unfortunately, watching someone else play make believe is only fun if you believe it yourself. |
| The PlaylistJessica KiangIt’s maybe Franco’s best-crafted film to date, and also maybe his dullest. |
