There are times when a movie comes around and it's either a good movie or a decent film or something that's a good treasure that you would usually find of Tubi. But I rarely go on Amazon Prime, and I would finally find a hidden treasure that's outstanding from start to finish but also has that story that's worth watching repeatedly but more importantly a relatable movie to watch as well. The Dressmaker is a film based on the book by Rosalie Ham. Furthermore, as director of the film Jocelyn Moorhouse describes the film, she best described the film as "Unforgiven with a sewing machine" and this film is without a doubt one of the greatest hidden treasures I've seen in a long time.
Decades after an incident that changed her life, Tilly (Kate Winslet) a skilled dressmaker, returns to Dungatar, Australia seeking answers to the questions that drove her from the town.
I honestly don't know how I found this movie to be truthfully honest, it's pretty much the same way I found Happiest Season, where Facebook always releases some of the strangest and yet intriguing movies to watch on like the reels or shorts that you would normally find on Facebook where once you selected the reel, it automatically shows you another one, furthermore one of those reels was Kate Winslet in a gorgeous dress attending a Australian Soccer/Football match in the middle of nowhere and 15 dollar/Thor makes an appearance, aka Liam Hemsworth. And so, being curious of what the film is and after so many clips on Facebook as well as the help of Google for research, I found The Dressmaker basically made by an Australian director, though mostly made entirely by a Australian film crew all set in fictional town in Australia that's so, small makes my home town of Juniata Nebraska look like a New York style of a city. And this is without a doubt one of the greatest hidden treasures I've ever found as well as seen in my lifetime. I think what makes this film compelling is that it's about a femme fatale who returns to her hometown to write the wrongs of the people who wronged her and it's directed in a best way possible but also has that type of story that's almost a blend of both a Coen Bro's movie to a western movie directed by Clint Eastwood. Now sure I've seen Titanic and love Titanic but after watching this movie I got to say this is single handily Kate Winslet's best performance, I mean she does an excellent job playing the protagonist in the movie whose searching for answers but you also feel for her character through the course of the movie and through her eyes you see how awful the townspeople were awful to this woman that you have this great sense of relieve by the end of the film. As great as Kate was in the movie her counterpart Judy Davis who portrays her unstable mother does an excellent job as well playing the mother whose at first a mom that makes me fear my later years because I'm getting the sense of terror or realization that my Mom might be unstable though I strongly hope that's not the case but through the course of the movie the Davis begins to have the warm, hearted and caring felling helps makes this movie a compelling story to tell as if these two characters who are both flawed and had traumatic past are finally being able to rekindle with one another, in their dire need of accepting a terrible truth. Hugo Weaving is simply outstanding in the movie as a loyal friend to Kate who’s both a police officer and a secret crossdresser, for which in a comedic type of a film he does it perfectly, that you can see the man having the time of his life. I think the last film I ever saw Liam Hemsworth in was of course the Hunger Games films but I also liked his performance in Expendables 2 and with this movie he actually does a excellent job playing the love interest to Kate's character that you forget about making fun of him in terms of him being the last minute stand in for Chris Hemsworth in case you Chris Hemsworth. Another actress I have to five recommendation for, is Sarah Snook who the whole world knows her for her performance as Shiv in Succession, and I didn't recognized her until she appeared in a beautiful dress and yet through the first act of the film she's an awkward nerdy grocery clerk and she does a great job out shining Kate Winslet in wearing glamourous dresses. This film is on Amazon Prime for free despite having to pay a subscription fee. But this is one of those films that feels right moreover has that great feel of a dark comedy and a sense of revenge story set in the outback of Australia and like I've said earlier it has one of those elements of a story being developed by the Coen Bros, as well as a western tale directed by Clint Eastwood where you can see the horribleness of the townspeople and you feel for Kate's character through the course of the movie and to be truthfully honest it's like a fine wine of films you haven't seen and when you watch the movie you slowly realize "where has this movie been all my life?" And so, I would highly recommend anyone who has Amazon Prime, should stop what they’re doing and watch this great movie from beginning to the very end and if you don't have Prime or can't afford it you can also find the movie on YouTube just look up the title and you'll find the entire movie for free. In conclusion, yes, this isn’t the greatest films of all time, but this is one of those films I would defiantly rank in my favorite movies to watch, list. Especially when this is a movie about a woman who finally stands up to her bullies and who doesn't love those kinds of films. Moreover, I need to make sure that everyone well, almost everyone sits down and watch this movie all the way through because this movie is just flat out amazing.
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