Nov 24, 2022ninanna rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
This is either a spoof or just a bad and distorted copy of a play "The Visit" by Friedrich Durrenmatt. While I love Durrenmatt's dark and powerful play, I found this movie, despite excellent actors, exceptionally weak and boring. No…
Nov 19, 2022walls187 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Very good. Wish it didn't end up being part quintessential 'British comedy' with a grumpy old person finding youthful redemption through hijinks in the country side blah blah that old rag. Australian cinema has it's own flavour and doesn't…
Jul 18, 2022Bookafterbook rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Kate Winslet and Judy Davis are especially good, among all the other great actors in this very interesting movie about small towns, misconceptions, and coming home to set the record straight. Hugo Weaving is delightful among all the other…
Mar 01, 2022Nursebob rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Is it a romantic comedy? a comedic tragedy? a tragic satire? a satirical mystery? Jocelyn Moorhouse’s outback psychodrama starts out like a character-driven offering from Wes Anderson before devolving into a confusion of styles and…
Nov 30, 2021druyanreader rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable, escapist fun. The costumes were great (specially as the characters progress) and the performances by some of Australia's top actors (including Kate Winslet, Judy Davis and Hugo Weaving) were great. Interesting setting and plot,…
Feb 07, 2021JillRod4322 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie jumped genres about 4 times and I watched it while drinking spiced wine with my best friend so we loved every minute of it (except for about 5 minutes in the middle that made us too sad to continue our delighted chortling…
Jan 14, 2020Ron@Ottawa rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
With a very uneven and fragmented plot even the presence of two veteran lady actors cannot save the film. Winslet in my view was also too old to play the role of a young woman. There is also over-acting here and there. I just cannot…
Aug 04, 2019ScorchingSun rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A strange film.
At first, a seemingly wacky comedy with odd but colourful characters and an underlying odd but colourful dark secret.
Then about a half hour before the ending, everything goes..sort of...um.
A few dramatically strong…
Jul 21, 2019rainbow2222 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was very entertaining and there is no way you could anticipate what was going to happen. The characters were super colorful as was the film in general.
May 06, 2019mswrite rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Was not expecting that ending.
I have not read the book upon which this movie is based, so I can't speak to the film's faithfulness to its origin source. But I liked it.... sort of.
Actually, I liked The Dressmaker quite a lot; I just…
Nov 25, 2018pattyskypants rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This interested me from the get-go and didn't let up until the ending, which is kind of a jaw-dropper but after all you were hoping she would do something like that! Interesting characters, fine acting (for the most part), good plot.
Sep 20, 2018badcatalog rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a fantastic movie filled with great character actors, especially Judi Davis and Hugo Weaving. If you loved THE BUDEPEST HOTEL, you will love this movie. Filled with clever lines delivered by delightful characters, it also…
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