Overview
Genre :
Biography, DramaRelease Date :
January 13, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Phyllida LloydStarring :
Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant, Harry Lloyd, Anthony Head, Olivia Colman, Roger Allam
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
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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]
Review rate : C+
“..this is acting of the highest order..”
“..this is acting of the highest order..”
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]
Review rate : D
“..the filmmakers turn a self-made, highly original woman into something of a cliche..”
“..the filmmakers turn a self-made, highly original woman into something of a cliche..”
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]
Review rate : B
“..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..”
“..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..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
“..shallow but satisfying..”
by David Edelstein [New York Magazine]
Review rate : B-
“..not teaching audiences anything new..”
“..not teaching audiences anything new..”
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]
Review rate : D
“..let it be said that Ms. Streep is galvanizing, even as the film slogs through too much information and not nearly enough illumination..”
“..let it be said that Ms. Streep is galvanizing, even as the film slogs through too much information and not nearly enough illumination..”
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]
Review rate : D
“..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..”
“..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..”
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]
