The Dressmaker

Moorhouse's willingness to push the envelope and dive into the darkest aspects of the tale with such macabre relish allows the emotions swirling within this maelstrom to resonate all the deeper.

There's plenty to admire here, especially if your taste is tailored to the unusual.

The Dressmaker's twists are best experienced blind, and its treats are modest but genuine.

Whatever were they smoking?

Kate Winslet can do anything ... except save this movie from quirky overkill.

The film has so many moodswings that watching it induces whiplash, and just about everybody in it, from Winslet on down to Judy Davis, playing the dressmaker's crotchety mother, flagrantly overdoes it.

In a melodrama that paints a vivid caricature of a town and its secrets, Winslet shines like a star who gets better with each role... [Full review in Spanish]

Not all of the fits and starts of many, many dalliances of the film end up working, but the presence of Oscar winner Kate Winslet demands attention.

A delightful feminist take on the spaghetti Western.

The Dressmaker is recommended for those who enjoy a female tour de force and the unexpected visual pleasure of cinema cut from different cloth than standard Hollywood issue.