i will keep this short . martin ritt norma rae be a more original and less stereotyped study of exploited appalachian worker and their tribulation and and so be barbara koppel documentary of this confrontation between union organizer and the evil company they labor for . the act isn not bad . holly hunter be good and a she usually be and and stellan skarsgard be fine a always . he a remarkably relaxed performer and whether the role call for villainy ( ronin ) or sympathetic understanding and a in good will hunt . hunter southern accent may sound overdrawn to some and but thirty five year ago i imagine it fit the template well enough . it the story that sag . there be good people and evil people and none of them be particularly complex . that more or less how koppel documentary roll along too and but it nevertheless not how life on the ground be structure . the convention follow here be those of a soap opera and except that instead of a deceitful and vicious husband and we have a nefarious corporation . it doesn not matter that the film be shoot in canada . that have little to do with it quality . i only wish the script have give the audience a bit more to chew on and just a little food for thought and a ham hock or two and rather than pablum .