Call Jane
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
- Released: 2022-10-27
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Wunmi Mosaku, Kate Mara, Cory Michael Smith, Grace Edwards, John Magaro, Aida Turturro, Emily Creighton, Gina Jun, Rebecca Henderson, Bianca D'Ambrosio
- Director: Phyllis Nagy
Comments
- SnoopyStyle - 26 December 2022
gained relevance
It's 1968 Chicago. Criminal lawyer Will (Chris Messina) and his pregnant wife Joy (Elizabeth Banks) are reserved politically. Her health deteriorates and she needs a medical abortion. The hospital board rejects her request and she goes seeking back alley help. She finds a flyer to Call Jane, a women's organization headed by Virginia (Sigourney Weaver).
If this came out a couple of years ago, it would be irrelevant or scaremongering. With the recent court ruling, this has gained new relevance. It does get a bit preachy, but the politics do lend itself to preaching. First, I would change the opening section. It makes them sound dumb and disengaged. They seem to be a smart couple, but the movie makes them political idiots. They are religious. The opening could have the family attend church. My other big problem is the pumpkin. I get the attempt at humor, but the movie is better without the attempt. This is not American Pie and the joke is a little close to that. All in all, it's a movie for a certain crowd and not for the other crowd. - chefmeeshell-1 - 16 November 2022
Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver's performance are stellar!
This movie should have been released a bit sooner for sure! The always great Sigourney, ("Virginia,") and perfect performance of Elizabeth, ("Joy,") definitely made up for the slowness of this very important film. I was born in '68, my late mother met my dad at one of these Call Jane places in '67 through college in L. A.! They ended up going to Mexico to do it legally w/my Grandpa and my dad posed as her boyfriend (the one responsible). That is how they met and fell in love! This should be shown in Sex Ed class now across the country. The movie builds up again towards the end and the family dynamic becomes more revealed with, "Joy's," new important role in society and her way of balancing her role as a wife and mother. I watched it at home, however, seeing it in a theater may have had a stronger affect on me.
