Averagely entertaining.

Screenwriter Billy Ivory penned episodes of Minder back in the 90s and here he brings the same comedy-drama sensibilities to the tale of the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968. Sally Hawkins brings huge warmth and charisma to the character of Rita, and there's solid support from Miranda Richardson (as Barbara Castle), Rosamund Pike and Geraldine James. The male characters are less well drawn, and it does spill over into cliche occasionally. Also, reading up on the actual politics of the strike suggests Ivory and director Nigel Cole took even more liberties than the striking women finally won. But it deserves to take its place alongside the likes of The Full Monty and Brassed Off as a slice of British social history brought back to life with good humour.

"A nice easy-to-watch film about a moment in history - the 1968 strike by a small group of women who made seat covers for Ford in Dagenham. It was then considered outrageous that women should expect to be paid the same as men for work of equal skills. Much of this film is unsurprising because we all know 'what happened', but the film also signposted some of its fictional storylines too heavily which was a pity. A good film that isn't a great film."

Wonderful true story, wonderfully acted.

Worth watching for a little bit of UK history porn and set design. Overall: meh.

Typically downbeat for a British "feelgood" movie, but it pulls off the set pieces with sufficient grace to not make you cringe.

Although Bob Hoskins is thoroughly pleasant to watch, and I find Sally Hawkins quite cute in an unconventional way, I'm probably not the right target for this genre, being completely fair minded and tolerant at all times. I don't need convincing that women deserve equal pay for performing the same tasks. Especially if they have nice tits.

See also Milk for a similarly self-congratulatory and didn't-we-do-well-and-change-the-world-for-the-better-despite-the-hardshipulatory romp.

Adequate.

Feel good hit about a subject that was incredibly important for modern society. All round pleasant fair.

A mediocre period drama with lots of good qualities but nothing that really stands out. I wasn't too invested emotionally in any of the characters but the plot was interesting and definitely topical to politics today. Decent film, though.

Feels like a bad ITV drama.

I have grown up with people from Dagenham. I am from Rainham, which is just the next town along. And the characters were unrealistic and stereotypical. My Dad worked at Fords for years and no-one that I saw in that film felt real.

Sometimes I'm a great big softie and from about 30 seconds in, this one hit that side of me and never let go.

It's a warm, sentimental film which made me smile from the start.

I'll definitely revisit this one. And I'll count it as Bob Hoskins' last film, instead of the abominable Snow White and The Huntsman.

Averagely entertaining.

Filma par 1968. gada šuvēju streiku Forda rūpnīcā Londonā. Teorijā tā ir sieviešu cīņa par vienādu samaksu ar vīriešiem, kas bija veiksmīga, bet diemžēl filma ir vienkārši jauka ar jaukām lellītēm. Tāda filma ir jādod taisīt režisorei-sievietei, jo jaukas meitenes nespētu nostāties pret lielo gigantu Fordu. Es vismaz nenoticēju.

Delightful film about women getting equal pay in the 60's.Usually we brush over stuff like this unlike America who will gloss it up.All actors are top rate and the sets and clothes well researched.

Good film, true stories always the best. Geraldine James hot!

Screenwriter Billy Ivory penned episodes of Minder back in the 90s and here he brings the same comedy-drama sensibilities to the tale of the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968. Sally Hawkins brings huge warmth and charisma to the character of Rita, and there's solid support from Miranda Richardson (as Barbara Castle), Rosamund Pike and Geraldine James. The male characters are less well drawn, and it does spill over into cliche occasionally. Also, reading up on the actual politics of the strike suggests Ivory and director Nigel Cole took even more liberties than the striking women finally won. But it deserves to take its place alongside the likes of The Full Monty and Brassed Off as a slice of British social history brought back to life with good humour.