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Ladies in Black
PG (AUSTRALIA)
2018
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Positive Reviews
27
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.5
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2.5
Ladies is let down by a screenplay lacking the sharp wit and emotional depth to bring its characters and themes fully to life.
Variety
4.0
It may attract more modest fortunes overseas, although Julia Ormonds sizeable presence and the narratives universal notes arent without wider appeal.
Screen Daily
4.5
Ladies in Black quietly but effectively points out the seldom stressed positives of immigration and integration, and thus deserves attention far beyon ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.1
And if theres this charming subtext about the world broadening vitality of immigrants, refugees, derisively labeled REF os back in old Oz, thats just ..
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
Ladies in Black doesnt aim to overwhelm, and it achieves most of the small goals it sets for itself, doing period Australia with interest in character ..
Blu Ray
3.0
Good enough to entertain the kids but the movie is more message than magic.
You Tube
2.0
Producer Sue Milliken noted that the reason this project took so long to get off the ground was that St Johns book didnt have enough dramatic material ..
Film Inquiry
4.0
Bruce Beresfords Ladies in Black is a real charmer. A winning glimpse of Sydney life in the late 50s, when attitudes are coloured by parochial views & ..
3.5
A sincerely sweet bundle of nostalgic joy, the fine new Australian movie Ladies in Black is unwrapped amidst a lovely, light drenched and laid back Sy ..
Herald Sun
4.0
Its not so much a journey to be taken as an experience to luxuriate in, taking in the detailed period setting, vibrant camera work, gorgeous fashions, ..
Film Ink
4.0
From our vantage point 60 years on, Ladies in Black offers a vision idealised, but perhaps not wholly false of a moment when it was possible to welcom ..
The Age
3.5
While the film feels slightly avoidant of the deeper issues at stake, what remains is a delightfully warm hearted film that turns a topical minefield ..
Nz Herald
2.0
With the book already tending to stay away from anything too deep or juicy in its observations, the provident translation to screen by writer/director ..
Flicks
4.5
But the reality is, this is an extraordinarily well made and deeply likeable film.
Stuff
3.5
These ladies might be dressed in black during their working hours, but their stories and personas are colourfully entertaining.
Stuff
3.0
This is a fun, easy to like drama about good things happening to good people.
The Film Pie
3.0
Ladies in Black isnt really a plot driven movie, its more of a mood, its about inviting you to spend some time in this lovely, quaint world where its ..
Bitly
4.5
Lovely to look at from afar, but boasting extra detail when seen from a closer vantage.
Concrete Play Ground
4.5
Ladies in Black may be seen mistakenly as lightweight or slight; it isnt. It brims with subtext and nuance and at the same time succeeds in being a th ..
The Australian
4.5
Beresford, who directed Driving Miss Daisy, Crimes of the Heart, and Breaker Morant, movies that portrayed eccentrics inhabiting societys borders, nei ..
National Review
2.0
The characters behave as though they are stuck in some kind of handsome display case. The filmmakers fail to bring them to life.
News
3.5
While it paints a picture of 1959 Australia thats certainly romanticised, proves so damn charming it doesnt really matter.
Adelaide Review
3.0
Rich performances and richer dresses make up for Ladies In Blacks fraying script.
Student Edge
4.5
Is there a country wide resolution of racism against refugees in this film No.
Lagniappe Mobile
3.0
As a whole, the film is beautifully shot, wonderfully acted, and exquisitely scored, capturing the whimsy of a fantastical romantic yarn.
Elements of Madness
4.5
It is a bit of a reboot... If you can get past that, I think there are some wonderful, charming things here.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los A ..
3.0
Sydney in 1959 is a different world for women altogether, in which men rule their roosts and their significant others arent likely to question the sta ..
3.5
with a charm and an old fashioned shamelessness that masks any feelings of predictability one may experience when viewing this sprightly production
Brisbanista
3.0
But hes made a film that feels of its era and audiences willing to ignore its lack of genuine stakes will no doubt succumb to its charms.
Flicks
3.5
Bruce Beresfords Ladies in Black is that rarest of cinematic experiences: a movie with no dark side whatsoever.
Australian Financial Revie ..
3.5
An old fashioned throwback to the 50s world of How to Marry a Millionaire, its a films whose cast is utterly sweet and lovely to look at even if the m ..
Citizen Damepod
4.0
From the eye popping colours of the periods fabulous floral dresses to the snapped suspenders and silk petticoats beneath, this is a film above all fo ..
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