Review of Made in Dagenham (2010) by Jay N — 29 Mar 2011

An interesting and little known story of the fight by a group of women for the simple right of equal pay for equal work that set a standard that really changed the work a day world for all women. There are so many high quality performances among the cast it's hard to single anyone out but Sally Hawkins anchors the movie with a strong centred performance.

Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike and particularly Miranda Richardson, she's wonderfully flinty, all do work that is the essence of what supporting performances should do for a picture. They build upon and strengthen the main idea showing the many levels and layers to the issue at hand.

It's a shame the film didn't draw more attention at Oscar time, all these women are worthy. Bob Hoskins is also terrific as a more enlightened coworker. The director keeps the picture moving along making sure that even if side stories are shown they still relate in some meaningful way to the main thrust of the film.

Worth your while.