There is always a certain level of distance kept between us and Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, which prevents us from really caring about her as a character. That comes as a surprise given the amazing life this woman has led, which should inherently draw us into her as a person. In 1979, she became the United Kingdom's first female prime minister, allowing her to further cement her reputation as a strong-willed, decisive (though not always popular) leader who firmly believed that people should just “do.†According to the film, she prided herself on action and results instead of feelings, and perhaps that's why our emotional connection to her is limited. On paper and in history, Thatcher the woman and Prime Minister is fascinating and significant; on film, where pathos, mood, tone and imaginings play a much larger role, Thatcher the character leaves much to be desired. Perhaps we're betting off learning about her in print.
Like many speculative biopics, including Clint Eastwood's recent J. Edgar, this one begins in or around the present day and works its way back through the title character's life via flashbacks. We first see a slow and feeble-minded Thatcher (Meryl Streep, looking eerily like the real “MTâ€) buying a pint of milk at a local convenient store. She comes home and tells her husband Denis (Jim Broadbent) the price went up again, which is one of the ways she proves she's still in touch with the people. In touch with the people she may be, but the same cannot be said of reality. Showing the early signs of dementia, Thatcher often confuses the present with the past and she doesn't always remember that Denis died years ago. In fact, her family has been on her case to pack up his things so she can move on.
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