Review of Woman in Gold (2015) by Michael Phillips for Chicago Tribune — 01 Apr 2015

There's really no other word for what Helen Mirren is doing in certain reaction shots, out of subtle interpretive desperation: mugging. She's mugging. She is a sublimely talented performer, and this is material with fascinating implications, and I doubt there's a moviegoer in the world who doesn't like Helen Mirren.

But even the best actors need a director to tell them to tone it down.