Mini Review
The Iron Lady charts the life of Margaret Thatcher. From her early days as an unlikely politician to her time as Prime Minister of the UK, through the Falklands War right up to the present day.
As this is one of my *new* mini reviews you only get a brief synopsis and thoughts. Full reviews will be longer.
I found the Iron Lady to be thought provoking, eye opening and educational. Streep, as you would imagine, is superb in her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in all her guises, wife, mother and Prime Minister. I do however feel a little sorry for the actors and actresses in her shadow as they will probably be somewhat overlooked by critics and award academies alike. In particular I thought Alexandra Roach was equally excellent in the role of the young Margaret Thatcher and Jim Broadbent and Olivia Colman were wonderful in the less showy roles of Denis and Carol Thatcher respectively. The usual comic Colman putting in a particularly heartfelt performance. The only person I felt seemed particularly out of place was Harry Lloyd who played the young Denis. He just didn't feel like a younger version of Jim Broadbent and as such I couldn't really associate them with playing the same character.
If you want to see a film that you can then debate over dinner, or something that will make you question the way you see an iconic but somewhat hated political figure, then this is a must see. 8 out of 10.
Viewing Date - 7th January 2012
UK Release Date - 6th January 2012
Cast Overview:
Meryl Streep ~ Margaret Thatcher
Jim Broadbent ~ Denis Thatcher
Iain Glen ~ Alfred Roberts
Alexandra Roach ~ Young Margaret
Harry Lloyd ~ Young Denis
Olivia Colman ~ Carol Thatcher
Nicholas Farrell ~ Airey Neave
Anthony Head ~ Geoffrey Howe
Richard E Grant ~ Michael Heseltine
Director ~ Phyllida Lloyd
Writer ~ Abi Morgan (Screenplay)
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