Ladies in Black
6.7
2018
1 hr 49 min
Drama
, Comedy
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.
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- Cast:
- Rachael Taylor , Julia Ormond , Angourie Rice , Ryan Corr , Nicholas Hammond , Vincent Perez , Shane Jacobson
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The Age of Commercialism
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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
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The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
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The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
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