Movie Review: 'The Iron Lady'

The Iron Lady Starring Maryl Streep, Jim Broadbent and Richard E. Grant Directed by Phyllida Lloyd Rated PG-13

Meryl Streep plays the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who became the most powerful woman at the time.  The first female PM of Britain dubbed by Soviets as “The Iron Lady” because of her severe spending cuts, racked anger and protests against her and her government.  Screenwriter Abi Morgan makes the film about pitying Thatcher in her old age, while Phyllida Lloyd’s direction is a paint-by-numbers effort when not screwing up the narrative structure to The Iron Lady.

Portraying Thatcher is not an easy task, for she’s a very polarizing political figure, making decisions that weren’t always in the best short-term interest of her people.  The screenwriter Abi Morgan makes the film about pitying Thatcher in her old age, creating a structure sharing time between those “moments” during her (ascension to) British political governing and the latter years when she begins reflect on events when elderly and haunted by hallucinations of her deceased husband, Denis Thatcher (Jim  Broadbent).

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Full Length Trailer for 'The Iron Lady'

It seemed only a few days ago that GTBP reported on a finally announced release date for The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep.  Now comes news of a new artwork and a full length trailer for the film on former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.  

This is the second time that Meryl Streep and director Phyllida Lloyd have worked together since Mamma Mia! in 2008.  Lloyd has some very complimentary words for the work Meryl Streep has put into for her transformation in Margaret Thatcher:

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'The Iron Lady' Starring Meryl Streep Sets Release Date

There's something strange about Meryl Streep portraying former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.  Maybe its the eerie make-up she's wearing in the trailer or the british accent, but something keeps pulling us in.  I'll chalk it up to being the fault of Meryl Streep's charisma and I'm guessing that's why The Weinstein Co. has decided to release The Iron Lady at an odd date.

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Trailer For 'The Iron Lady' With Meryl Streep

This Meryl Streep starring biopic of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Even though the trailer is just a minute long, it showcases all the transformative tools that Streep carries with her. Here's our first glimpse for The Iron Lady:

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Stanley Tucci Directing Meryl Streep and Tina Fey

Stanley Tucci is going back behind the camera to direct Meryl Streep and Tina Fey in the comedy Mommy & Me for Sony, and that has "sizable mid-budget hit" written all over it.

Streep, somehow, has moved from arthouse and critical darling to a very bankable star who still gets praise from the press and her peers. Well, she is the best actress we've ever seen, even though specific evidence of being that good is more difficult to come by these days. Great in Doubt and just as good in Julie & Julia, which was lighter fare but still a big challenge. Streep is also one of the few stars of any variety that can show up and a $100 million return happens like magic.

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