The Iron Lady

Movie: The Iron Lady

Genre: biography

Synopsis: The movie is told in a series of flashbacks by the current Margaret Thatcher – who unfortunately suffers from Alzheimer’s.  It follows her from when she was a young girl working in her father’s grocery store through her years at Oxford and on with her entry into politics and into her years as Prime Minister.  Thatcher was played by Meryl Streep.

My two cents: Meryl Streep was amazing in her transformation into Margaret Thatcher.  The movie was interesting from a historical perspective, but on the whole I was a bit disappointed.  It just never really grabbed me.  The plight of Margaret Thatcher is pretty sad – going from one of the most dominating political figures in the world to being stricken with Alzheimer’s is truly tragic to watch.

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