Made in Dagenham Reviews

A worthy British feelgood ensemble piece, with lots of period detail both physical and social. It tells a great story well, but somehow it didn't really grab me. I hope that isn't because I'm an unreconstructed male chauvinist - I#d rather believe it's a bit too worthy and formulaic.

Sally Hawkins along with a stellar ensemble British cast are superb in this important, inspiring and feel good dramatisation about a group of factory workers who banded together and brought about equal pay for women. A well written and made film with authentic attention to 60s period detail.

a excellent british film with a superb cast story captures the spirit/mood of the 60s/70s so well

Cope? How will we cope? We're women. Now, don't ask such stupid questions.

An inspiring an uplifting look at a neglected piece of history, the movement to ensure women's equal pay! Never preaching, rather full of heart and a humanist look at the spark that lit the fire that spread world wide to mark a water shed moment in the long journey of women's struggle for dignity and enforcing their right in the workplace.

I had an impression this was going to be a Ray Winstone, Danny Dyer vehicle based in Essex. Let's just say it's not LOL. It's a very well thought out true life story, which are always the best. I wasn't born when the movie was set so was an interesting insight to how workers were portrayed back then.

It's an old cliché, but it still holds true; you can't beat a good story well told. Made in Dagenham takes us back into this little pocket of the world, brings the place to life, makes us invest in the characters (through a series of excellent performances from both the lead and supporting cast), and brings to light a story I, for one, had no knowledge about in a way that was both very powerful and deeply moving. It manages to handle a series of plot points without ever becoming overstretched, and I defy anybody not to end the film smiling, with a real sense of pride in what they had achieved. There are a few points in the film, however, where you could see it on the verge of tipping over into over into over-sentimentality or maybe making it a bit too simplistic and easy (the most blatant of these was when a Union delegate stands up and asks to hear what the ladies have to say...cue speech), but the tone of the film, and the amount of real emotion it displays (and you have invested within it) mean that on every twist and turn you are still totally with it, and that is a real credit to those in front of, and behind, the camera. Overall then, this is a little gem of a movie, that should serve as inspiration to all who see it, as well as a thoroughly entertaining watch.

An entertaining, but curiously, slightly frustratingly middle class image of working class struggle.

Very nicely done: the right variety of emotions, inspiring plot, well acted and lovely to look at. However whilst it was never cheesey, the formula still felt a bit familiar at times. But that didn't stop it being an accomplished and enjoyable film.

Perfectly watchable, but never wildly exciting. Some of the 'they're just like one of us' chavvy exploits at the beginning intended to gain empathy with the viewers rather put me off, making me glad I'm not from Dagenham. Considering the law changed in 1970 but the working classes' pay inequality remains just the same, Ford are gone from Dagenham and the unions are gone too, the big 'victory for the workers' ending seems rather a damp squib. 6.25/10

Inspiring workers story for the right reasons, although the storyline is skewed that way for the effect.

Formulaic in many respects, but also extremely winning, especially Sally Hawkins' (as always) resilient performance.

not bad, but kinda meh. good story but the film itself was blah.

Warning:ClassicismMisogyny 9000***-Women's bodies as property of their male relatives-Infantilization of women-Institutionalized exclusion of women-Disempowerment of women-Pay discrimination-"Gender roles"-Institutionalized social aggression-Male privilege ...fucking wow. if i was rita i would leave her husband. i can't even believe you could be married to someone who didn't respect you. imagine ..something like.. 60% of black people being married to racists. who would be with someone who doesn't think nice thing about them :(-Suicide RIGHTS NOT PRIVILEGESokay, but then super anti-climactic and incredible dull. And our interest in all the characters is too thinly spread, i think.

The movie deals with the issue of equal payment between men and women in the American industry of the 60s, which is naturally quite interesting. My only concern is that it was not as bold as I expected it to be.

I quite liked this one. based on the true story of female Ford workers who go on strike in the late 60's to get equal pay. The story is well told with good performances from Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins. check it out!

Reality and class war are the best reasons to make a movie.

The factually based story of how the Dagenham women brought Ford to a standstill makes for surprising film material giving viewers another classic of British underdog drama-comedy in the mould of "The Full Monty" and "Calendar Girls". It is thought-provoking, emotional and predictable in its mix of humour and tragedy but ultimately it is quite entertaining.

Good pace, relevant story and good acting

The Norma Rae of English films with a great cast.