SpuffyWeb
Sadly Over-hyped
UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
JinRoz
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Beanbioca
As Good As It Gets
mitsakosdlk
The plot the costumes the acting were all amazing. Kate Winslet is the total goddess in this movie.
howdytwo
Our over-the-hill heroine arrives in a tiny town with a little luggage and carrying a Singer sewing machine in a case. A sewing machine cannot be carried as we see it being done here. I'm strong for a female, and there is no way I could carry one as if it were a makeup case, as she does. That's the first red flag. Our heroine is also, very obviously, 15 (at least) years older than her contemporaries. She has come to town to get revenge on the townsfolk for a wrong done. Making dresses for the local ladies seems to be the way to accomplish this. Where does all this fabric come from? This is a tiny town out in the middle of nowhere and somehow all this fabric materializes (no pun intended) for all these dresses. Then out of nowhere another dressmaker shows up! Competition? Where is this story going? Romance? No chemistry there. He's handsome, yes. She's good looking. But wooden, both. He jumps into a silo of grain - we're shown this with the mice running around in it. Then we find out it was sorghum and he drowns in it. It's grain, then sorghum. Aaack! What else can happen in this screwy film? It could have been a good story with our heroine finding out what really happened when she was a child that caused her to be sent away, creating a relationship with a mother she's not seen in 25 years and maybe finding true love in the process. But it just did not work. Too many implausibles.
jasontheterrible
When great care is taken with the cinematography and lighting, I want the big screen experience, but I avoided this film because the material did not grab me. It is immediately obvious they are using real film and that is rare, but what a treat! If one review had described the metamorphoses of the female forms and faces, I would have been there on opening night. That is no longer politically correct. The dress maker transforms rural hounds into breathtaking beauties with sexy dresses and super-hot make up. This happens in a backwards, rural town setting with a 1940's time flavor when glamour and man chasing was openly sanctioned. The story is good but the characters are the most fascinating bunch assembled in a long time and well played by all. Most will especially enjoy Winslet and Davis but all are good. The scoring is also great. See it for the sexual tension, raw beauty and love lessons.
Sandie Knapp
What a surprise, a total gem of a tale. Not at all what I expected, but I am glad I took a peek, and stayed for the show.Lots of drama one minute, laughing out loud the next, and it never stopped.A young dress designer comes home to find out what happened when she was a child of 10 and sent away from her Mother right after the death of a classmate, and to reunite with her Mother. Sounds simple enough, right? Far from it though.Fantastic cast of amazing characters. I can't say enough good things about this film. But I will say if you don't watch, you are missing a real treat.
