Made in Dagenham

Perhaps a bit too light-hearted for its own good, especially with this sort of subject matter.

It's not bad at all, but there's a real lack of drama. You know the outcome from the word go and it just merrily trundles there unopposed.

Hawkins is as good as ever in this lighthearted take on the fight for equal pay in UK. Yes, yes, it can get bogged down by cliches at times. But for the most part, it achieves a delicate balance of humor, wit, and heartbreak with a touch of realism to keep it from devolving into saccharine unbearableness. Probably not the most accurate portrayal of the real event but as entertainment, it does its job.

a cute little film with every possible cliche of `fight for your rights` type of movies .. unexpectedly good performances in supporting roles

Though somewhat cliched, this is an uplifting film with great performances.

Thought this was surprisingly good. Nice balance of lightheartedness, storytelling, and heart-tugging.

Confusingly retitled We Want Sex in Germany. Entertaining if lacking in edge or drama. Also a bit reliant on the usual British sitcom actors to pad out the cast.

Very much 'yet-another period brit dramedy' but a good cast and some digs at the anti-militant, bureaucratic unions saved it from the 'meh' tier.

Sally Hawkins was fun to watch in this story about the equal rights movement for women in England. She is poised and absolutely gorgeous as the ordinary factory worker housewife and labor activist. Rosamund Pike was also great. The story is a bit of a history lesson, but It was worth watching due to great performances, interesting and beautiful women. Not much comedy, but a few humorous parts. Good music and entertaining throughout.

I like this more than it deserves, but for reasons. I enjoyed its politics, Richardson is great as one my favourite 20th Century politicans & Hawkins is always good. There's also a certain charm that really only reveals itself to those of us from Essex, & it depicts a time when my Grandad would himself have worked at Dagenham, as he did all his life. It does treat its subject matter too lightly considering these womens effect on employment legislation globally, but I did like it.

A competent, inoffensive drama with some respectable performances from a cast including the always-likeable Sally Hawkins. The film does perhaps suffer from being a little too "template", i.e. generally predictable structure, characters and arcs. But to its credit, it gives an interesting look at social perspectives at a particular (and important) place and time in British history, and does so in a congenial and intelligent way. But does a bland production as this deserve the silver screen?

"Made In Dagenham" is a fine film. The cast is good, especially Miranda Richardson, Bob Hoskins and Rosamund Pike, and the main theme a very significant one in modern history. Yet, it merely lays out the facts impersonally, with just a little sauce from the private lives of the characters. In the end, it fails to rise above the constraints of a non-fiction film in order to become more intricate and special, and feels a little like extended reportage.

Sally Hawkins makes for a wonderful leading lady once again; the screenplay is generally strong, with plenty of wit and only the occasional dalliance with cliche

The light-hearted way of dealing with the subject works surprisingly well here, and the direction and acting were so focused and great, that it turned into something really special. This is the best way to present important topics, if you want more people to be actually aware of them.

Pretty lightweight, but decent performances. Hawkins is great.

A talented cast portrays one the beginning threads of the modern women's lib movement. The actors who portrayed the "bad guys" were particularly convincing.

Watched on a plane, so didn't get the full effect. Enjoyed it enough to recommend or watch again.

"While the story of these striking seat-cover seamstresses is well worth telling (and sadly still relevant, given the nee for last year's Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act), screenwriter William Ivory and director Nigel Cole do not tell it well."

The theme was a need, but as a movie it was way too mild. The beginning was even a bit boring. Anyway the most of the cast did they part nice, specially Sally Hawkins. I still don't understand why Richardson's got nomination, not Sally.

A respectable film about labor in the 60s. There certainly isn't anything in it that will surprise you, but it does a good job building through the duration and making you feel the momentum of the equal pay movement. Sally Hawkins does a good job, although I do wish she would stop sounding like she's about to burst into tears during speeches.

An interesting recent historical piece.

Cole's appreciation for how women cope and achieve goes in the right direction, more so than the pathetic sob stories by which Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey and Lee Daniels have stereotyped African- American female experience.

"Sally Hawkins is convincing enough; it's the rest of the movie that isn't." - Andrew Schenker