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13. Great acting & activism; Ruffalo helped get this movie made. Reviews:

Mon Dec 9, 2019, 12:25 PM

Dec 2019

Trailer. Mark Ruffalo is an attorney trying to punish the DuPont chemical corporation for dumping toxic waste in West Virginia, is a lone-crusader-against-the-corrupt-system film, in the tradition of "The Insider," "A Civil Action," and "The Verdict." Director Todd Haynes embraces that lineage, giving viewers the sense of what a long, tedious, spiritually draining process this can be. Ruffalo stars as Robert Billott, a Cincinnati, Ohio attorney for Taft Stettinius & Hollister, a firm that defends major corporations, including DuPont, one of the world's most powerful chemical manufacturers.

Through personal ties, and against the wishes of his own colleagues, Billott decides to help a lowly cattle farmer from Parkersburg, WV named Wilbur Tennant. Wilbur's cows have been getting sick, going insane, and dying off at an alarming rate, and he's convinced it's because DuPont poisoned the nearby water supply. He's right, of course, but proving it won't be easy, nor will establishing a chain of intentionality that might make DuPont liable for cleanup and restitution. What follows is a detective story with a nice guy lawyer at its center... https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dark-waters-movie-review-2019

*'The Atlantic' Review, A Chilling True Story of Corporate Indifference
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/11/dark-waters-review-mark-ruffalo-robert-bilott/602434/

*NYT Magazine, The Lawyer Who Became Dupont's Worst Nightmare, Jan. 2016,
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/magazine/the-lawyer-who-became-duponts-worst-nightmare.html

*TIME, The True Story of the Lawyer Who Took Dupont to Court and Won,
https://time.com/5737451/dark-waters-true-story-rob-bilott/

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Please go see the movie "Dark Waters" and take a neighbor [View all] Ohioboy Dec 2019 OP

It looks great. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #1

I have wanted to see it since the summer, I love Mark Ruffalo dewsgirl Dec 2019 #2

Great acting & activism; Ruffalo helped get this movie made. Reviews: appalachiablue Dec 2019 #13

Thank you, I'm going to watch it as soon as I can. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #14

I went last night. Such an excellent movie. As soon as I started dewsgirl Dec 2019 #46

'Foxcatcher' sounds interesting from their Wiki and John DuPont appalachiablue Dec 2019 #47

He was nuts, I haven't watched since it came out. Powerhouse dewsgirl Dec 2019 #48

"This true story is proof that self- regulation will never work when it comes to corporations." llmart Dec 2019 #3

Bilott was able to prove that DuPont knew the stuff they were dumping was toxic, Ohioboy Dec 2019 #5

You just have to look at TPC's plant explosion last week to understand that it continues. Dustlawyer Dec 2019 #6

I saw it. Was great. Horribly depressing too. Funtatlaguy Dec 2019 #4

Job creators are being punished for success by jealous liberals IronLionZion Dec 2019 #7

Our local newspaper in Sarasota did a Ghost of Tom Joad Dec 2019 #8

Florida's problems with the Everglades' pollution makes this movie of particular interest. ancianita Dec 2019 #9

Cost transfer Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #10

Infuriating shadowmayor Dec 2019 #11

Great movie!!! Catch2.2 Dec 2019 #12

K&R smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #15

BBC also did a documentary which was also devastating IcyPeas Dec 2019 #16

Looks good, important. Tx for posting. appalachiablue Dec 2019 #18

I want to see it but... lame54 Dec 2019 #17

see the BBC post I just posted above, its a documentary IcyPeas Dec 2019 #19

I have worked almost exclusively with these compounds Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #20

DuPont found them to be toxic in their own studies Ohioboy Dec 2019 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #22

It was more than just birth defects Ohioboy Dec 2019 #23

Not sure of what your definition of "toxic" is Ohioboy Dec 2019 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #25

What is the technical definition of toxicity? Ohioboy Dec 2019 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #28

Doesn't your definition of toxic cover at least 4 of the other measures you have mentioned? Ohioboy Dec 2019 #29

Generally, effective Threshold Limit Values for chemicals cover almost the exact wording you just Blue_true Dec 2019 #32

I was suspecting that Ohioboy Dec 2019 #33

There has been a number of cases where chemicals were not considered to be toxic, but Blue_true Dec 2019 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #34

Sorry, didn't mean to make you mad Ohioboy Dec 2019 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #37

Thank you for your response Ohioboy Dec 2019 #39

The problem may be in how you as an expert defines toxic, and how Blue_true Dec 2019 #40

Yes, you're right. Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #42

Well, Webster doesn't do a whole lot to clear up any confusion Ohioboy Dec 2019 #44

Well, technically ANY adverse effect could be toxic Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #45

Have TLV been set for the chemicals, or are those being developed? Blue_true Dec 2019 #30

No, the EPA has developed a Lifetime Health Advisory Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #35

K&R Kurt V. Dec 2019 #26

"Self Regulation does NOT WORK"..CORRECT.... please read the history of a book called "The Jungle" Stuart G Dec 2019 #31

Thanks for this. I tried to get a thread rolling but it didn't catch. Yes, the... LAS14 Dec 2019 #41

Looks a bit like A Civil Action, Ilsa Dec 2019 #43