The first thing to note is this is not a 'true biopic' of Lady Thatcher. Rather it sits around her post Prime Ministerial and Commons career. Dealing frankly with old age and dementia.
Her rise and subsequent role as Prime Minister is shown as a series of flashbacks. While these are the meat of the film they are hung around her hallucinated interactions with her deceased husband.
Meryl Streep is as always wonderful, ably supported by Jim Broadbent. I felt that the rest of the supporting cast of the cabinet and various members of the house similarly added a level of depth often overlooked in films which focus on such a strong character as Margaret Thatcher.
While Lady Thatcher did and undoubtedly still does polarise opinion. There is no doubt she is one of the few Members of Parliament to make a real and lasting mark upon the country and the political world as a whole. The film also does rather gloss over and never show any of the many (although still a small percentage) of female members of the house at her time as a Member of Parliament.
Meryl Streep shines, as always, and the rest of the cast delivers excellent performances. While the movie succeeds as a drama, its portrayal of one of the most powerful women in history, "The Iron Lady," falls short as a biopic. Presenting her at her weakest, old and ill, does not fully capture her decisive character. Additionally, the film lacks sufficient attention to key points of her tenure. However, overall, I enjoyed it.
This is a non-film. It barely covers how much hatred was directed at her for the decisions she made (a few scenes of people shouting at her in a car are about it). It's also factually incorrect in a number of places but then, what do you expect of a film that includes hallucinations in it? I watched because my wife said it was good. I wish I'd gone with my gut instinct.
For those who live that times this is a perfect way for remember
Very beautiful character driven film about Margaret Thatcher. Meryl Streeps performance is remarkable and just magnificent. But I thought that they missed out on showing Thatcher's life as Prime Minister in more detail which would have been very interesting to me. Instead they showed her in her later years as an old lady suffering from dementia, which was also very well done indeed.
Meryl Streep played her role really well. Besides that, the movie is interesting as well.
Shout by HorseradishVIP 11BlockedParent2012-04-12T10:41:06Z
Meryl was great, but I felt the film avoided going into any depth around the controversial decisions during her time as PM; could have been so much better.