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Genre : Biography, Drama Release Date : January 13, 2012 MPAA Rating : PG-13 Duration : 105 minute(s) Production Budget : -Studio : The Weinstein Company Official Site : http://www.theironladymovie.co.uk/ Reviews Rate :
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you can barely glimpse in this modestly affecting movie
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com ]
to American ears inured in this election year to all manner of appeals to our worst instincts, those are strange - but inspirational - words, indeed
by David Edelstein [New York Magazine ]
this is acting of the highest order
Review rate : C+
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
there is far more softness than steel in "The Iron Lady"
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times ]
the story features a strained collection of fictional reminiscences, archival footage and parliamentary clashes
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
the filmmakers turn a self-made, highly original woman into something of a cliche
Review rate : D
by A.O. Scott [New York Times ]
the film presents the historical record through aged Thatcher's stream of consciousness-an obviously biased and unreliable narrator
by Karina Longworth [Village Voice ]
the effect adds up less to an understanding of Margaret Thatcher than to an appreciation of what really good prosthetics can do in the hands of a world-class pro
Review rate : B
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]
shallow but satisfying
by David Edelstein [New York Magazine ]
not teaching audiences anything new
Review rate : B-
by Clay Cane [BET.com ]
margaret thatcher with a richly conflicted center that befits one of the most divisive figures in 20th century politics
by David Rooney [Hollywood Reporter ]
let it be said that Ms. Streep is galvanizing, even as the film slogs through too much information and not nearly enough illumination
Review rate : D
by Rex Reed [New York Observer ]
it's a truism, and therefore largely true, that American actors approach the characters they play from the inside out-psychoanalyzing the role
by Richard Corliss [TIME Magazine ]
I do not know if the inclusion of this bit of musing, which the audience is clearly meant to get right behind and cheer on
Review rate : D
by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies ]
fails as a biography, it succeeds incontestably as a showcase
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News ]
but the film's mealymouthed stance toward its subject's politics undercuts Streep's efforts: There's neither room for her to be a tragic heroine
by Leslie Felperin [Variety ]
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News ]
