Wednesday 11 January 2012

'The Iron Lady', 7/1/12, Odeon Cinema, Ayr


I'm not going do an in depth review on this film. Suffice it to say that it's an interesting film that showcases the outstanding acting skills of Meryl Streep who you very nearly forget is playing the Enemy/Hero of the people in a film that quite smartly essays the love and hate relationships the British people had with Thatcher.

While not really a political biography it does punctuate the highlights of Thatcher's career and is also an intriguing look into the loneliness that follows when one has reached the pinnacle and loses that position. Indeed this is the most controversial aspect of the film for most political figures today.


The supporting cast is a fine one with Jim Broadbent leading the troops with a performance that balances the film against Streep's overwhelming performance which is amongst the best ever seen.

The film is well constructed and is done so around Streep, much to the film's credit, which allows the focus to be, rightly, centred on her whilst also creating an idea of the magnetism thatcher must have generated.

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