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The Dressmaker

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Australia · 2015
Rated R · 1h 58m
Director Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Caroline Goodall, Judy Davis
Genre Drama, Comedy, Western

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

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60

Empire by Anna Smith

It’s still a giggle, largely thanks to Tilly’s cantankerous mother (Judy Davis) and the camp local cop (Hugo Weaving).

40

The Guardian by Benjamin Lee

The film is a tonally uneven, genre-shifting hurricane of a thing, wildly careering off the rails and smashing into everything in its view.

50

Hitfix by Gregory Ellwood

Its admittedly interesting source material, but the movie’s tone is all over the place and not in a good way.

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Variety by Justin Chang

Given the sheer number of threads that Moorhouse (who adapted the novel with her writer-director husband, P.J. Hogan) keeps in play, it’s surprising how well The Dressmaker coheres, albeit more along narrative lines than tonal ones.

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IndieWire by Kate Erbland

Fine performances by Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth and Judy Davis help matters a bit, but the final product is so oddly cobbled together that the entire thing should be left hanging on the rack.

50

The Playlist by Kevin Jagernauth

That The Dressmaker remains watchable in any sense is thanks in large part to a cast who give the material that’s way beneath them far better treatment than it deserves.

40

We Got This Covered by Matt Donato

Despite Winslet's stunning cowgirl fashionista, The Dressmaker is a whole lot of weirdness packed into a story that stumbles around like an emotionally-inept drunk.

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The Telegraph by Tim Robey

The film’s major blunder – it’s got plenty of competition – is mistaking Kate Winslet for Rita Hayworth.

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