Review of The Iron Lady (2011) by Bobby N — 14 Nov 2014

I just don't like political biopics much.

This review of The Iron Lady (2011) was written by Bobby N on 14 Nov 2014.

The Iron Lady has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Filipeneto (856) on 27 Jun 2018

I was surprised when I saw this movie and saw Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, mainly because I did not know that the former British prime…

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By Sandy B (140) on 10 Jun 2015

Streep is exceptional, again, in this biography of of the first female Prime Minister of the UK…

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By Ji?Í H (3) on 02 Jun 2016

Meryl Streep displays her strength as an actress in this portrayal of Margaret Thatcher's life and decline in later life…

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By Michael C (2,821) on 14 Oct 2018

I found it extraordinarily touching and in some aspects mesmerising. Truly outstanding performances by all especially Streep…

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By David E (805) on 13 Mar 2015

I don't think I've ever seen Meryl Streep do such a phenomenal job of acting as she did in this film…

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By Patrick G (451) on 04 Apr 2015

A self indulgent performance for Streep, I felt like I knew less about who Margaret Thatcher was as both a person and a politician after seeing…

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By Francisco S (456) on 26 Sep 2015

Extremely well acted, with perfect Meryl Streep performances, with a clever script and with a very pertinent and interesting theme, The Iron…

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By Ashley M (744) on 06 Oct 2018

As far as sympathetic look-backs go, there's way more of that in Buckley's Firing Line interviews than there is in this movie, and you'd even…

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By Marcus W (1,161) on 07 Sep 2015

Puts too much emphasis on feminism and her dementia. Thatcher would have hated it…

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By Scott H (888) on 23 May 2015

Interesting, albeit quite light on details, seemingly for the sake of attempting at promoting a rah-rah conservatism picture of politics (stressed…

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