Synopsis
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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Cast
- Kate WinsletMyrtle "Tilly" Dunnage
- Liam HemsworthTeddy McSwiney
- Caroline GoodallElsbeth Beaumont
- Judy DavisMolly Dunnage
- Hayley MagnusPrudence
- Hugo WeavingSergeant Farrat
- Sarah SnookGertrude "Trudy" Pratt
- Kerry FoxBeulah Harridiene
- Shane JacobsonAlvin Pratt
- Rebecca GibneyMuriel Pratt
Recommendations
- 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The film boasts enough manic energy and straight-up weirdness to keep you entertained before overstaying its welcome in the final act. - 60
Variety
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. - 60
Empire
It’s still a giggle, largely thanks to Tilly’s cantankerous mother (Judy Davis) and the camp local cop (Hugo Weaving). - 50
Hitfix
Its admittedly interesting source material, but the movie’s tone is all over the place and not in a good way. - 50
The Playlist
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. - 42
IndieWire
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. - 40
The Guardian
The film is a tonally uneven, genre-shifting hurricane of a thing, wildly careering off the rails and smashing into everything in its view. - 40
The Telegraph
The film’s major blunder – it’s got plenty of competition – is mistaking Kate Winslet for Rita Hayworth.
