Review of The Dressmaker (2015) by Scott D — 21 Feb 2016

Darkly humorous. Clever in parts, a tad cliched in others. Gorgeous costuming. Unquestionably Aussie in tone. I loved it.

This review of The Dressmaker (2015) was written by Scott D on 21 Feb 2016.

The Dressmaker has generally received positive reviews.

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Way to overcomplicated. It is trying to be Big Fish, but fails. To many twists that don't make sense…

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By Elia M G (7) on 14 Oct 2017

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By Destiny M (16) on 17 Nov 2018

Not gonna lie, this movie makes me want to go to my own small town where I was bullied and go fuck shit up there…

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It's just too melodramatic. There were sad points in the film that almost made me laugh out loud due to how manufactured they seemed…

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By Minouche T (1) on 14 Oct 2017

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By Lisa Jensen (117) for Good Times Santa Cruz (117) on 10 Sep 2017

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By R96Sk (195) on 21 Mar 2022

Utterly superb! I wasn't expecting such greatness. 'The Dressmaker', to put it bluntly, is quality…

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By Diane E (43) on 17 Jun 2017

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By Kelley H (52) on 04 Sep 2017

A funny movie that says something true about small towns everywhere but the Australian weirdness is probably too much for your average American…

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