Meryl Streep is really the only reason to watch this film--her performance as Margaret Thatcher is simply brilliant, but other than that, this film is rather dull and, at times, boring. I also found it somewhat biased, as it mainly portrays Thatcher in her later years when suffering from dementia, and so those with little idea of who she was are left thinking she was rather insane.
The screenplay, too, was simply awful. Not only did it jump back and forth between present and past, which is fine, but within the past itself it jumped around, getting ever closer to the present but never quite concluding each event in her life. I found myself wonder numerous times what had happened the this person, and how she'd dealt with this event, etc.
And even Meryl Streep who, don't get me wrong, gives a spectacular performance, I felt did not deserve all the accolades she received. To me, and amazing performance in a dull movie does not have the same impact as an amazing performance in an amazing movie, and for that I believe Rooney Mara outdid her this year, but I seem to be one of the only ones with that opinion.
Anyways, if you are and avid Meryl Streep fan, go ahead and watch this movie, but otherwise, it's really not worth it.
The screenplay, too, was simply awful. Not only did it jump back and forth between present and past, which is fine, but within the past itself it jumped around, getting ever closer to the present but never quite concluding each event in her life. I found myself wonder numerous times what had happened the this person, and how she'd dealt with this event, etc.
And even Meryl Streep who, don't get me wrong, gives a spectacular performance, I felt did not deserve all the accolades she received. To me, and amazing performance in a dull movie does not have the same impact as an amazing performance in an amazing movie, and for that I believe Rooney Mara outdid her this year, but I seem to be one of the only ones with that opinion.
Anyways, if you are and avid Meryl Streep fan, go ahead and watch this movie, but otherwise, it's really not worth it.