Made in Dagenham (2010)

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Made in Dagenham gamely depicts an interesting bit of history, but its real message is a matter of principle.

January 31, 2011 Full Review

Connie Ogle

Miami Herald

Top Critic

A spirited look -- well written, beautifully acted, full of uplift -- at lovably cheeky heroines on the march for a little respect.

January 7, 2011 Full Review

Amy Biancolli

Houston Chronicle

Top Critic

It's a nice breather indeed.

January 1, 2011 Full Review

Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Top Critic

It's an entertaining, humanist slice of social history scored with a soundtrack of upbeat late-'60s radio hits.

December 30, 2010 Full Review

Colin Covert

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Top Critic

The likable little British import "Made in Dagenham" delivers an overdue valentine to some unsung heroines of the people-power revolution.

December 30, 2010 Full Review

Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Top Critic

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; perhaps some documentarian, some day, will give them the chance.

December 29, 2010 Full Review

Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Top Critic

A cheeky and uplifting "inspired-by-a-true-story" that overcomes its predictability with sparkling performances, a dash of wit and a lot of heart

January 15, 2013 Full Review

Roger Moore

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

full review at Movies for the Masses

April 13, 2011 Full Review

Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

All the anger has been wrapped up in a tea cozy.

March 29, 2011 Full Review | Comment (1)

Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Uplifting tale of fight for equal pay; with strong language.

March 29, 2011 Full Review

Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

You want to see how determined working-class citizens can band together and defeat powerful interests? This is your movie.

March 4, 2011 Full Review

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

...a light, rather cheerful movie that tells its story in an uncomplicated fashion while leaning heavily on '60s style and fashion - it's sort of a Mad Men meets Norma Rae meets Laverne & Shirley affair

March 4, 2011 Full Review

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Sally Hawkins isn't built like Rosie the Riveter, but the skinny acting Atlas is more than capable of carrying this formulaic but entertaining feminist labor drama on her fragile-looking shoulders.

February 11, 2011 Full Review

John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

[W]hile there is a power to this tale of triumph, it is measured against the cold calculation of the familiar Brit-com treatment.

February 10, 2011 Full Review

Shaun Munro

What Culture

Sally Hawkins is eminently watchable, but it's too bad Made in Dagenham feels like it rolled off another kind of assembly line.

January 26, 2011 Full Review

Christopher Lloyd

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

I am woman, hear me roar! And by "roar," I mean drive the Ford Motor Company to such a slowdown that it just got passed in the left lane by Mr. Magoo on an exercise bike.

January 21, 2011 Full Review

Mike Ward

Richmond.com

A hopeful tale of how hard times like these ripple through family and community, and can strengthen both in the process.

January 20, 2011 Full Review

Duane Dudek

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It's too slight to be considered the feel-good movie of the year; we'll call it the feel-pretty-good movie of the year and leave it at that.

January 14, 2011 Full Review

Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

A pleasant, safe entertainment that doles out story beats with assembly-line precision and whose stakes reside primarily in the performances.

January 14, 2011

William Goss

Orlando Weekly

While Made in Dagenham is passably amusing, it's clearly not worth much as history, and its rote parade of obvious plot points can get tiresome.

January 12, 2011 Full Review

Josh Bell

Las Vegas Weekly

Did it actually happen this way? Probably not, but it should have, and it certainly works as effective drama.

January 12, 2011 Full Review

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Rita is wonderfully played by Sally Hawkins, an actor who can't help but add silver linings to whatever dark clouds the script presents... When she's on camera, I'd swear the screen bends into a smile.

January 12, 2011 Full Review

Steve Persall

Tampa Bay Times

This well-meaning salute to women in the workplace is an uplifting crowd-pleaser. Although the dialogue is hard to follow at times due to the British accents, the gist of the movie and the overriding principle at stake is unmistakable.

January 7, 2011 Full Review

Keith Cohen

Entertainment Spectrum

William Ivory's screenplay cannily balances Rita's personal transformation against the women's underdog quest for equality. The results may not be original, exactly, but they're no less enjoyable.

January 7, 2011 Full Review

Robert W. Butler

Kansas City Star

• 1. Lisa: Because I called Mr. Clarke a complete cock.
  – Submitted by Hanna K (20 months ago)
• 1. Reporter 1: What if Mrs. Castle says no?
  2. Reporter 2: Yeah, how will you cope then?
  3. Rita O'Grady: How will we cope? How will we cope? We're women. Now please stop asking stupid questions.
  – Submitted by Zee A (2 years ago)
• 1. Rita O'Grady: Look I know you're not mentioning it because you're being polite and everything, but that day when we met in the corridor, well, I was really upset, and I never really use that type of language.
  – Submitted by Chris P (2 years ago)
• 1. Lisa: I'm Lisa Burnett, I'm 31 years old and I have a first class honours degree from one of the finest universities in the world, and my husband treats me like I'm a fool.
  – Submitted by Chris P (2 years ago)

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