So-so All About Meryl by mpanyc Meryl Streep is astonishingly good as Margaret Thatcher. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie doesn't match up. The film is entertaining, but a bit all over the place. The flashbacks to Thatcher's...
Must Go! Another Meryl Streep tour de force by sfk1017 Once again Ms. Streep shows what real dramatic talent is all about. She completely inhabits and is Margaret Thatcher. The stridency, ambition and forceful personality is on the mark, not to mention...
Go Iron Lady by janncoles Enjoyed the magnificent performance by Meryl Streep. Wonderful character study and portrayal of dementia's toll, but not certain that I know much more about Margaret Thatcher as a leader....
88 Rolling Stone | Peter Travers The sharp economy of Lloyd's direction allows the incontestably great Streep to take impressionistic snatches of a life and build a woman in full. This is acting of the highest order. Read full review
75 Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea Yea or nay, love or hate, the portrait that Streep delivers in Phyllida Lloyd's impressionistic biopic is astonishing. Read full review
75 San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle Imagine a biopic about Ronald Reagan that leaves out Gorbachev but instead dramatizes his years with Alzheimer's, and you'll get an idea of this film's misplaced focus. Read full review
75 Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum Streep is a pleasure to behold; less so the rest of The Iron Lady. Read full review