There is really not a lot to write about this movie. The acting is top notch but, the film itself is not all that well constructed. It suffers from the same issue that “J. Edgar” did. That issue is that the movie jumps between the characters later in life and early in life too randomly. It is even more unexplainable here because she is not in the process of writing her memoirs.
I find biopics are generally better served by being done in a linear manner. It really seemed like there was a lot of stuff that got left out for no other reason than to show her as an old woman who may have been losing her mind. It seemed to be a cinematic bullet point list of the things Marget Thatcher did in her political life. It wasn’t anything deep or probing.
Meryl Streep does give a very strong performance. One that is much better than it seems to be in the previews. The previews had me worried that she was playing the character as a caricature. Thankfully that was not the case. It is absolutely the type of role that has a tendency to get nominated for awards. However, of the three lead actress in a motion picture drama that I have seen I do not feel it is the one that should win.
Saw this at the matinee price and that was probably too much. I’d say discount or dvd on this one.
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