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(2011)
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The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.
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The Iron Lady review by RP
Streep deep, film shallow
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I've seen this at the cinema so thought I'd give it a review in advance of it being available for rental. I had read mixed reviews but was looking forward to seeing it as I wanted to see what the film industry made of a period of British history which I experienced directly; also it's unusual to find a biopic of a person still alive. I regret to say that the film was disappointing, but Meryl Streep gave a quite uncanny performance (helped by heavy prosthetic makeup at times), so much so that it was almost an impersonation. The film is told in flashback, the memories of an old woman in decline, a sad decline due to the onset of Alzheimer's. The central character is very much Margaret Thatcher, but the supporting characters are weakly portrayed. For example, her husband was a millionaire businessman in his own right and not merely a cartoonish character who poured drinks. The politics is skimmed over – but a little analysis as to why Mrs Thatcher polarised opinion so much, from admiration to outright hatred, would not have gone amiss. The snapshot views of her life were just too far apart to form any structure as were the few political events shown. Many key events were missing entirely, others over-shortened, others the subject of mistakes or inaccuracies. When it is available for rental I'll probably view it again to see if my impressions are confirmed. I rate it 3/5 stars – but if it hadn't been for Streep's performance it would have been 2/5.
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Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
| Release Date: | 28/05/2012 |
| Production Year: | 2011 |
| Run Time: | 105 minutes |
| Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Format: | Pal |
| Colour: | Colour |
