Really soils the name of Margaret Thatcher. I don't know why anyone would consider this a great movie or even a very good one. The only thing that kind of redeems it is the Oscar-winning performance from Meryl Streep.
The movie is barely interested in the political life of Thatcher and pretty much dismisses her as the greatest female politician of the 20th Century. What the movie is interested in is her decline into dementia and while that may be a serious issue, I don't think that belongs in a biopic like this.
This feels like a cross between the mostly ignored and reviled biopic of John Belushi, Wired and the more prestigious, The Queen. Sadly, this is no queen and Meryl Streep doesn't top that other Oscar-winning performance either.
It's not that I mind supernatural elements in a movie but I can't see much of a purpose for it here. it's also a little disturbing to see talented actors like Richard E. Grant who were so prominent in the 90s being wasted so badly here.
This was directed by a woman so I will be careful about what comes next in my comment here. But why did you make a film about Thatcher just because she was a female politician. You simply did not do it because you were interested in her at all.
The movie is barely interested in the political life of Thatcher and pretty much dismisses her as the greatest female politician of the 20th Century. What the movie is interested in is her decline into dementia and while that may be a serious issue, I don't think that belongs in a biopic like this.
This feels like a cross between the mostly ignored and reviled biopic of John Belushi, Wired and the more prestigious, The Queen. Sadly, this is no queen and Meryl Streep doesn't top that other Oscar-winning performance either.
It's not that I mind supernatural elements in a movie but I can't see much of a purpose for it here. it's also a little disturbing to see talented actors like Richard E. Grant who were so prominent in the 90s being wasted so badly here.
This was directed by a woman so I will be careful about what comes next in my comment here. But why did you make a film about Thatcher just because she was a female politician. You simply did not do it because you were interested in her at all.