Meryl Streep is one of my favorite actresses. In fact, she has been for years, so has Jim Broadbent been one of my favorite actors for years. Here, she plays famous British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and he plays her husband, Dennis. This is a good example of the famous phrase "find the needle in the haystack." While, as expected, Streep and Broadbent are both phenomenal, the film is so dreary and dull you almost can't acknowledge the performances as brilliant, which they are. The Iron Lady is not a complete failure nor is it a terrible film, it's just told in such a boring way that most people will be bored to tears by it. Then again, who am I to speak for the people who are going to see it? Streep is perfect here, and that might make it good, or even great for some people. The Iron Lady makes its way to an extremely, almost non-debatable uneventful finale, however. The last 30 minutes feels like they needed to tack on some stuff to make it a feature length film. The Iron Lady is Meryl Streep's show. However, it is no show to write home about.
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