Review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) by Edgar Y — 20 Aug 2016

Meryl Steep is good even when she's bad.

This review of Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) was written by Edgar Y on 20 Aug 2016.

Florence Foster Jenkins has generally received positive reviews.

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One must be in a whimsical frame of mind for full enjoyment of this one. FFJ lives a fantasy. Hugh Grant as her husband St…

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In her four-decade, 64-film career, La Streep has rarely hit a wrong note. She's making up for lost time. And the discordance is delicious…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 22 Oct 2017

(Grant) gives a properly mature performance that is everything that Streep's is not -- subtle, nuanced and emotionally complex…

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More proof that Meryl can play any character. She really is amazing, Loved everything about this movie…

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