Weeksmarissa
Amazing movie! Different. Captivating. Hilarious. Visually pleasing. Loved it from start to finish. Bravo!
mitsakosdlk
The plot the costumes the acting were all amazing. Kate Winslet is the total goddess in this movie.
howdytwo
Our over-the-hill heroine arrives in a tiny town with a little luggage and carrying a Singer sewing machine in a case. A sewing machine cannot be carried as we see it being done here. I'm strong for a female, and there is no way I could carry one as if it were a makeup case, as she does. That's the first red flag. Our heroine is also, very obviously, 15 (at least) years older than her contemporaries. She has come to town to get revenge on the townsfolk for a wrong done. Making dresses for the local ladies seems to be the way to accomplish this. Where does all this fabric come from? This is a tiny town out in the middle of nowhere and somehow all this fabric materializes (no pun intended) for all these dresses. Then out of nowhere another dressmaker shows up! Competition? Where is this story going? Romance? No chemistry there. He's handsome, yes. She's good looking. But wooden, both. He jumps into a silo of grain - we're shown this with the mice running around in it. Then we find out it was sorghum and he drowns in it. It's grain, then sorghum. Aaack! What else can happen in this screwy film? It could have been a good story with our heroine finding out what really happened when she was a child that caused her to be sent away, creating a relationship with a mother she's not seen in 25 years and maybe finding true love in the process. But it just did not work. Too many implausibles.
ladyevieg
Warning - Potential SpoilersIf you haven't yet seen this gem of a film because its flown so far under the radar, you should consider that initially The Shawshank Redemption did exactly the same – that is until audiences discovered it and placed it firmly in most everyone's top ten best films of all time.The Dressmaker is something true movie lovers should definitely consider (I defy you not to love it so much you rush out to buy it on Blu-ray immediately afterwards) but it does come with a warning. If like me you love a good drama with a serious emotional roller- coaster built in – you will need both a stiff drink and a box of tissues close by. Set in the 1950's the film centers around a dressmaker (Winslet) who returns from a successful career in Fashion Central Europe to her Australian outback home to face her past. Accused of murdering one of her classmates at the tender young age of 10 years old, she has no real memory of the event and is determined to discover the truth behind his death in order to clear her name. The premise may not be an original one but don't let that fool you. What unfolds beyond this point becomes one of the most gripping dramas I have seen in an age. Her hometown is perhaps so far away from reality it could be set in the 1900's let alone the 1950's and what becomes very clear from the outset is the underlying currents of hatred, prejudice and sheer malevolence that have poisoned the townsfolk. As the lies and secrets start to unravel, the shock starts to set in both on screen and with the audience as the only true innocent character in the town is killed. It is at this point the story turns a corner and there is absolutely no going back as more characters succumb to their fates. This film grips its audience with every emotion felt on screen, fear, hatred, love, sadness, with genuinely powerful performances from Winslet, Davis and (surprisingly) Hemsworth. If until now you have considered this young actor to be simply eye candy, The Dressmaker will most definitely change your mind.This journey will leave you bereft of every emotion but convinced you have just witnessed possibly one of the best movies of all time.
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