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4
by fantail
Meryl Streep just gets better and better, if this is possible.
Great insights into Thatcher, her politics and Alzheimer. Recommended
4
by Clancy
Very enjoyable. Gave us an insight into the strength & character of the then Prime Minister. Meryl Streep great actress.
4
by Mrnmr
A great movie. Meryl Streep is really great in this.
2.5
by ElsieV
I enjoyed this film as a film about someone slipping into Alzheimers and thought that Meryl Streep was just amazing - what a great actor she is.
However, I was a bit irritated by the flashbacks... Read more
(always a bit jarring, I think) to supposedly key moments in her political career; these were done in a way that assumed you knew what it was all about. I did, and so found the shallow allusion and analysis annoying; and if you didn't then it wasn't enough information to make you better informed.
4
by Katty
Meryl Streep deserved every inch of that Oscar - command perfornance. But the screenplay was also just beautifully written - such power and conviction but at what cost to family and country? The movie... Read more
allows you to come to those conclusions yourself.
3.5
by Quince
Superb acting by Meryl Streep, she manages to convey the balance between certainty and vagueness very clearly. This was our first Bluray disc, having just acquired the machine to play it. It is impressive... Read more
, but without a home theatre set up it is very hard to hear some of the softer dialogue. We immediately hired the DVD version and watched again - it was a little clearer!
3
by qofd
Nice to see a softer side to Thatcher. She was certainly very determined.
5
by Garda
Once again Meryl Streep was superb. Both she and Jim Broadbent as Dennis played their roles to perfection.
A very good well paced movie with excellent editing. It moved faultlessly between Thatcher... Read more
in her later years to her youth and political career.
3
by cheesynz
Finally a Streep film that didn't set me off - Iron Lady - almost believe that it's her but very bitty film! Not really the historical info I was expecting, but lovely to see the 'personal things' she did like writing to soldiers families.
4.5
by Riverspastor
Really love this film. The transformation of Meryl Street to become Margaret Thatcher was nothing short than perfect!! When I looked at real footage of Thatcher, the similarity was amazing. So it... Read more
goes to show once again what a diva of Hollywood, Meryl Streep still is. I only came short of 5 stars in this movie, because I had read that the portrayal of Thatchers dementia was not all that factual. And when I was watching this, I had to agree that it was perhaps a bit over the top. But apart from that minor point, the movie was overall EXCEPTIONAL!!!
