Now think "Wont Back Down," in which Maggie Gyllenhaal dons a winning (sometimes desperate) smile for the role of Jamie Fitzpatrick. Jamie is a single mother living in a grungy apartment with her young daughter Malia (Emily Alyn Lind) and holding down two jobs in a bid to pay the bills.
The ambition and spunk in such characters is refreshing and motivating to see. Jamie Fitzpatrick, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal, skips into every scene literally with enthusiasm as the tenacious advocate for her beloved daughter. Although the hurdles of taking over her child's school are piled agains
Date: Sep 28, 2012
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Review: 'Won't Back Down' Is a Forward and Upbeat Message Film With Earnest ...
Costumed youthfully but not overly titillating (maybe the shiny tight black pants are a bit distracting), Gyllenhaals uneducated and unsophisticated Jamie Fitzpatrick comes off as the Erin Brockovich of education, throwing herself into the cause while juggling the kid, two jobs and a new romance wi
Barnz recruited an A+ cast to carry his inspirational tale. Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) stars as Jamie Fitzpatrick, a single mom who is working two jobs but just can't keep paying private-school tuition for her 8-year-old daughter Malia (Emily Alyn Lind), who has dyslexia. Jamie
Date: Sep 28, 2012
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“Won't Back Down”: Why This Education Movie Matters
ck Down is a serious film about a grim realityparents and teachers stuck in a system that puts kids last. Gyllenhaal plays Jamie Fitzpatrick, a mom struggling to help her daughter while juggling all the other balls a single mom must keep in the airwork, life, flickering hope of romance. Her daugh
Prefaced by the generic "inspired by true events" tag, "Won't Back Down" stars Gyllenhaal as single mother Jamie Fitzpatrick, who's desperately trying to get her dyslexic daughter (Emily Alyn Lind) into a better place than John Adams, the dreadful inner-city school she now attends.
Date: Sep 28, 2012
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Won't Back Down review: US school system under a microscope
Jamie Fitzpatrick (Maggie Gyllenhaal) joins forces with teacher Nona Alberts (Viola Davis) in a long-shot bureaucratic battle to wrest control of their school from uncaring staff who, because of tenure, refuse any support of pupils past the 3 oclock bell.
Blue eyes flashing, her hair cut into an edgy, mullet-y mop, Maggie Gyllenhaal goes into full Erin Brockovich mode as Jamie Fitzpatrick, the single mom of a second-grader whose dyslexia and abuse by bullies goes unnoticed at her dank Pittsburgh public school.
Date: Sep 27, 2012
Category: Entertainment
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