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DVD Reviews – “The Iron Lady” & “We Bought a Zoo”

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Published at KCActive.com on May 4, 2012

The Iron Lady

In case you were wondering: Yes, Meryl Streep is our greatest living actress. There is clearly no role this woman can’t play, as her Oscar-winning performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady attests.

The movie itself is a mess, which makes Streep’s accomplishment stand out even more. Director Phyllida Lloyd shows the elderly Thatcher puttering around her house, having imagined conversations with her late husband, Denis (Jim Broadbent). As she observes the changing world around her, Thatcher recalls key moments in her life, from her days as a politically aware teenager to her controversial run as Prime Minister of Great Britain.

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Oscar Nominations – Best Actress

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The List:

  • Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
  • Viola Davis – The Help
  • Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
  • Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Hooray for:

Mara, who beat out any number of equally qualified actresses for that fifth spot.

Where the hell is:

Where to begin?  This was a remarkable year for lead actresses

  • Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia
  • Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene
  • Charlize Theron in Young Adult
  • Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids
    I’ll probably think of some more by the end of the day.

Instead of:

Sorry, but Albert Nobbs was a complete misfire, partly because Close just isn’t convincing in the role. At all.

My prediction:

Davis was the frontrunner, but Streep is moving ahead (she was the only watchable thing about Iron Lady). This will be close – let’s see what the SAG awards give us.

The Iron Lady – Review

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Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Writer: Abi Morgan
Actors: Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher, Olivia Colman as Carol Thatcher, a lot of British character actors as politicians
Rating: PG-13
Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1007029/

Plot: An aging Margaret Thatcher looks back on her life and career, while carrying on imaginary conversations with her late husband, Denis.

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As the title of The Iron Lady attests, Margaret Thatcher really does seem to be made of something harder than flesh and bone.  Her bold refusal to accommodate male privilege turned a grocer’s daughter into the most powerful woman on earth – and one of the most hated.  She never flinched and never took off her pearls.  No wonder the Soviets gave her that nickname.

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