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Alynda Wheat, People: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...great fun, with terrific performances and a soundtrack that will make you boogie." (Read the full review...) 66 words, 11/25/10 Mary Pols, Time: GOOD "...engrossing and inspiring... Sally Hawkins is marvelous in the most gracefully understated way, and her performance acts as a steely counterweight to the movie's lesser tendencies." (Read the full review...) 867 words, 11/18/10 Christy Lemire, Associated Press: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...performances from Sally Hawkins and co-stars Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson and especially Rosamund Pike are what elevate the material above its predictability and cliches." (Read the full review...) 640 words, 11/18/10 Thelma Adams, Us Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the true story of a 1968 all-girl strike at England's Ford factory. The marvelous Sally Hawkins (who won a Golden Globe for 2008's 'Happy-Go-Lucky') shows spunk..." (Read the full review...) 57 words, 11/18/10 Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: MODERATE (cg) "...cloyingly nostalgic... director Nigel Cole and screenwriter William Ivory turn cartwheels insisting that girl power, even in the 1960s, trumped class divisions..." (Read the full review...) 224 words, 11/19/10 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: VERY GOOD (cg) "Sally Hawkins is just plain irresistible in this funny, touching and vital salute to women in the work force.... a movie you can't help cheering." (Read the full review...) 224 words, 11/12/10 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING (cg) "The unexpected thing about 'Made in Dagenham' is how entertaining it is." (Read the full review...) 836 words, 11/23/10 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a useful lesson in history and a reminder that we yet have a distance to travel to attain the goal, but the narrative is dry, safe, and predictable and, as a result, not fully satisfying." (Read the full review...) 1,047 words, 12/17/10
Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "Vivid, stirring and entirely predictable... Uplifting it may be, but to swallow it whole is to believe in happily ever after." (Read the full review...) 814 words, 11/19/10 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: VERY GOOD (cg) "...sneaks up on you with its intelligence and pluck.... Hawkins ('Happy-Go-Lucky') and Richardson are terrific." (Read the full review...) 385 words, 11/19/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: VERY GOOD "...enlightenment of the quietest sort... Hawkins' performance is first-rate..." (Read the full review...) 805 words, 11/19/10 Lou Lumenick, New York Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a cross between 'The Full Monty' and 'Norma Rae'... an unlikely crowd-pleaser of a docu-dramedy..." (Read the full review...) 407 words, 11/19/10 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD (cg) "Livened up by coarse British humor and anchored by a level-headed view of history... avoids easy sentiment and heart-tugging. The movie would rather you hear its message than stand up and cheer." (Read the full review...) 305 words, 12/17/10 David Edelstein, New York Magazine: VERY GOOD "...the whole ensemble clicks. Writer William Ivory keeps the dialogue down-to-earth... perfectly shameless but shamelessly perfect." (Read the full review...) 440 words, 11/15/10 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "The unexpected thing about 'Made in Dagenham' is how entertaining it is." (Read the full review...) 836 words, 11/23/10 Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Director Nigel Cole ('Calendar Girls') includes as many teary close-ups as possible, the better to serve William Ivory's sloganeering script." (Read the full review...) 206 words, 11/17/10 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...told well, but strictly from the perspective of the stereotypically forbearing British women who are [director] Cole's chief fascination..." (Read the full review...) 743 words, 11/26/10 Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD (cg) "...with a few exceptions, the inspiration feels solid and earned, not saccharine and contrived." (Read the full review...) 778 words, 11/26/10 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "This is a film that presses the women's solidarity button almost too hard.... But there's some great writing, and the period detail is exquisite." (Read the full review...) 163 words, 11/25/10
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...entertainment trumps rigorous history... breathes life into otherwise airless tutorials on the intersections between gender and class." (Read the full review...) 307 words, 12/24/10 Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "To the extent that this mostly sunny excursion succeeds, it's due to the irrepressible Hawkins.... a small figure with outsize moxie." (Read the full review...) 404 words, 12/24/10 Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a spirited look -- well written, beautifully acted, full of uplift -- at lovably cheeky heroines on the march for a little respect." (Read the full review...) 568 words, 01/07/11 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a cheeky and uplifting 'inspired-by-a-true-story' tale that overcomes its predictability with sparkling performances, a dash of wit and a lot of heart." (Read the full review...) 646 words, 01/14/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a wonderfully cheeky and observant piece of work, balancing a sense of the underpaid workers' plight with a sharp sense of humor." (Read the full review...) 613 words, 12/29/10 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD (cg) "...predictable. But thanks to Hawkins and the other women involved, it's entertaining as well." (Read the full review...) 478 words, 12/24/10 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...an art-house crowd-pleaser -- a piece of topical toffee that's entertaining, well cast, and predictable every step of the way." (Read the full review...) 678 words, 11/24/10 Stephen Whitty, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a small story, told too late -- fine, perhaps, for Rita to have sat around the telly and watched with her friends 40 years ago but hardly worth going to a theater with our own hard-earned money now." (Read the full review...) 490 words, 01/07/11 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "The real women of the Ford plant -- seen briefly and tantalizing in footage played over the credits -- surely could tell a more compelling story than this agreeable but overfamiliar effort..." (Read the full review...) 425 words, 12/31/10 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a deeply tiresome and formulaic script. There's the occasional spark of verve in the acting -- it's a splendid cast, truly." (Read the full review...) 253 words, 12/31/10 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD (cg) "...it doesn't have much of what script analysts would call peril. But along with an irresistible star, this predictable flick has an irrepressible message: What's fair is fair." (Read the full review...) 408 words, 12/29/10 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: EXCELLENT (cg) "When Sally Hawkins is on camera, I'd swear the screen bends into a smile." (Read the full review...) 339 words, 01/13/11 Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a well-rounded and even good-natured film." (Read the full review...) 505 words, 12/29/10 Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg) "...deftly captures the era; the details of the costumes alone are worth marveling over.... depicts an interesting bit of history, but its real message is a matter of principle." (Read the full review...) 520 words, 01/07/11
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Director Nigel Cole ('Calendar Girls') includes as many teary close-ups as possible, the better to serve William Ivory's sloganeering script." (Read the full review...) 206 words, 11/17/10 Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: EXCELLENT (cg) "...disarming and charming, but with a feminist bite that puts it a head or two above mere fluff." (Read the full review...) 643 words, 11/19/10 Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Hawkins gives another award-worthy performance, and Bob Hoskins and Miranda Richardson provide adroit back-up..." (Read the full review...) 147 words, 11/25/10 Keith Phipps, AV Club: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "In spite of its worthy subject matter and good intentions, 'Made In Dagenham' remains mediocre to the core. The film piles pat subplots atop pat subplots while trafficking in cardboard heroes and villains and easy laughs." (Read the full review...) 355 words, 11/18/10 Andrew Schenker, Slant: POOR (cg) "Nigel Cole's tiresome effort is likely to leave all but the most sentimental viewers feeling awfully rotten." (Read the full review...) 698 words, 11/12/10 Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "This is a film that presses the women's solidarity button almost too hard.... But there's some great writing, and the period detail is exquisite." (Read the full review...) 163 words, 11/25/10 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK (cg) "Despite its vivacious cast, the film itself feels like an assembly-line product." (Read the full review...) 560 words, 12/29/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "...plays like 'Norma Rae' on blood thinners. The movie is by no means bloodless; every once in a while a stirring scene comes along... Ms. Pike, like Ms. Hawkins, is a formidable actress." (Read the full review...) 252 words, 11/19/10 Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "Vivid, stirring and entirely predictable... Uplifting it may be, but to swallow it whole is to believe in happily ever after." (Read the full review...) 814 words, 11/19/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...enlightenment of the quietest sort... Hawkins' performance is first-rate..." (Read the full review...) 805 words, 11/19/10 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: MODERATE "...offers girl power in a can, lightly seasoned with swinging London and topped with cute-clumsy Sally Hawkins charming us to pieces. But the real women of Dagenham deserve better, and so do their sisters in the audience." (Read the full review...) 950 words, 11/18/10
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "For a movie about fighting for what you believe in, 'Made in Dagenham' never puts a toe out of line." (Read the full review...) 827 words, 09/11/10 Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "...rousing and entertaining... Sally Field won an Oscar in 1979 playing a reluctant union activist in Martin Ritt's 'Norma Rae,' and history might repeat itself with Sally Hawkins as Rita O'Grady..." (Read the full review...) 514 words, 09/11/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...enlightenment of the quietest sort... Hawkins' performance is first-rate..." (Read the full review...) 805 words, 11/19/10 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...femme-driven melodrama is well acted by some of the best actresses working in British cinema toady... However, going out of its way to be upbeat and inspirational, the movie is too compromisingly melodramatic and schmaltzy (in a cloying way)..." (Read the full review...) 1,343 words, 11/18/10 Stephen Holden, New York Times: MODERATE "Vivid, stirring and entirely predictable... Uplifting it may be, but to swallow it whole is to believe in happily ever after." (Read the full review...) 814 words, 11/19/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "...plays like 'Norma Rae' on blood thinners. The movie is by no means bloodless; every once in a while a stirring scene comes along... Ms. Pike, like Ms. Hawkins, is a formidable actress." (Read the full review...) 252 words, 11/19/10
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