The Iron Lady

2012-02-17 11:24

Never Compromise.

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Cast:

Meryl Streep , Harry Lloyd, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant, Roger Allam, Susan Brown, Olivia Colman, Nick Dunning,

Director:

Phyllida Lloyd

Time:

105 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Age Restriction:

10M

Release Date:

February 10, 2012

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What it's about:

The compelling story of Margaret Thatcher, a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.

What the critics thought:

"Streep's performance overpowers the movie it's in - a perfectly executed triple axel that renders everything else just featureless ice."
- Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

"Streep's performance is so true and so uncannily accurate, so full and so complete in its understanding, that she is fascinating every second she is onscreen."
- Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

"If the idea is to humanise the woman, it's rather wasted. If there's one thing Margaret Thatcher won't be remembered for, it's her humanity."
- Wendy Ide, Uncut Magazine