The Iron Lady (2011): An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene. (6.4)
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Writer: Abi Morgan (screenplay)
Stars: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent and Richard E. Grant
Meryl Streep is wonderful in transforming herself into Margaret Thatcher. That is a commanding performance. The movie dwells too much in elderly and ailing MT and not enough in the "Iron Lady" mode. The actual footage used had the wrong screen proportions (stretched; annoyed me) and probably needed better explanations. I dunno, the story is a bit weak for such a strong and controversial political figure. It needed (more of) supporters' and detractors' views. My Rating: 6.5
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