A fine effort but not a great movie. I also am greatly annoyed when period pieces screw up the easy things. (Swing music in the Jazz era, modern light switches, vintage radios that play without warming up and then without the need of a speaker horn. It's not likely that this impoverished family could even buy such a rare luxury. A Victrola maybe.)
Please forget the reviews that consider this Communist propaganda. I know that the American Communists were involved in helping workers in this era but it is only passingly referenced with a quick visual image of a young man's pin. Hardly the pro-commie propaganda film some have insinuated in other reviews.
It is a fairly good movie and you will get a good sense of the important story. It will mostly inspire you to find the book.
Please forget the reviews that consider this Communist propaganda. I know that the American Communists were involved in helping workers in this era but it is only passingly referenced with a quick visual image of a young man's pin. Hardly the pro-commie propaganda film some have insinuated in other reviews.
It is a fairly good movie and you will get a good sense of the important story. It will mostly inspire you to find the book.