Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) by Bradley J — 14 Aug 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins, the movie and the person, is inspirational. Not in the usual way either. Jenkins is a woman so passionate about what she loves that her lack of talent is seemingly pointless. Meryl Streep is ace again.
It is no easy thing to sing badly, especially when you can sing really well like Streep, but here her performance is littered with dreadfully amusing warbling. Streep isn't the only great performance here.
Hugh Grant gets his best performance yet in the role of Jenkins' husband who will do whatever it takes to make sure her passion is shown. Simon Helberg nearly runs away with the movie in a delightfully tick-like performance so understatedly amusing, he deserves an acting nom for this.
Sometimes the film leaves the viewer in a strange middle ground between laughter and sadness but perhaps this is the point. Florence Foster Jenkins is a film for those tired of the loud blockbusters and crass comedies clogging the multiplex around this time.
It's delightfully funny but poignant cinema and great counterprogramming to the wild comedy Sausage Party and family oriented Pete's Dragon. Rating: 78.
This review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) was written by Bradley J on 14 Aug 2016.
Florence Foster Jenkins has generally received positive reviews.
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