milwhitt70 Review of Citizen Ruth

Citizen Ruth (1996)

Even years later, this is still a haunting, thought provoking movie..

[10/10 · 10 September 2005]

My change. I still look for a court objection when she went to Council Bluffs, Iowa. So where was the Budget Host, the abortion clinic (up a dirt road) and where was Diane's house, shown up a dirt road and a dying cornfield? Was that in Iowa, if so, it was a violation of her parole in NE.. Earlier I wondered what Ruth would do with the money after she made her getaway. Just recently another thought comes up!!! YOU can tell people what to do, but all this can change when it hits YOUR home. Norm Stoney was a powerhouse against abortion,but remember his daughter Cheryl, slipped out at night for drug parties and even once slipped a boyfriend out in the early morning while Norm and his friends were singing "Jesus loves the Little Children". Now, suppose Cheryl turned up pregnant, without a clue as who the father was!! Would Norman still be against abortion??? or would he WANT his daughter to get an abortion? Don't get me wrong, Mr. Payne has created something big here and I have taken this very deeply. 9/08... Payne's sense of photographic scenes give us something special, especially the times Ruth's eyes look directly into the camera..you can almost see the brain wheels planning something! This is one of the best movies I've seen since "High Noon"!! It make you say "What would I do, what would you do?? I still want Citize Ruth #2... don't you?? Finish it, Payne!! email: [e-mail]. Git 'er done, AP!!!!