Brilliant portrayal of the unfairness of aging. Regardless of your politics you can't help but admire the strength in this character and feel for her as she is robbed of it by age and her own mortality.

This is a great film, but it's not completely accurate/truthful to Thatcher's (may she rest in peace) real life. They made her seem like she was forgetful and insane, when she wasn't. Other than that little complaint, this is a really enjoyable film.

“The Iron Lady” uses Thatcher’s marriage as the vehicle to give us a look into the private life of England’s former prime minister. It seems odd to me that the film would take this approach since she is clearly portrayed as being estranged from her family. So, in the end, she remains as much of an enigma to us as she was to them. Also, the movie has a dizzying effect as it jumps too often from past to present. Overall, “The Iron Lady” has a really good cast (Meryl Streep is always great!) and we do get bits of Margaret Thatcher’s personal and political life; the rest you will have to research on your own.

We can all acknowledge that Meryl Streep is one of the great drag queens of the ages; be it Julia Child or Margaret Thatcher, this girl really struts her stuff. What sets this movie apart from the rest of the Meryl tales of the Arabian Nights is it's harrowing depiction of the banality of a life. Without the trappings of political powers and global attention, the tragic fact is that no one cared a whit about this old woman, who made the mistake of living beyond her usefulness. We all live in denial of that Truth, that we are valuable, that we are wanted. We have to or else we couldn't get out of bed in the morning. Warning, People! Don't get old. Others will resent you for it.

I liked it a lot more than I thought I would (not being a fan of M. T.) In some ways it's less about her than it is about marriage, aging, and the barriers that women face in contemporary society. Yep. A decent film.

Magnificent portrayal by Meryl Streep but the story gives the events during her time as Prime Minister somewhat of a short shrift wile spending a lot of time dealing with her descint into dementia. Overall, good but a bit of a disappointment.

An amazing portrayal by Meryl Streep - she was totally believable both as Thatcher as PM and in her declining years facing dementia. The performances by the other lead characters were also stellar. Really shows that no matter how high we fly, in the end we are all just human. The switching back and forth between the old lady and her flashback memories was overdone. I would have prefered to see the old lady at the beginning and end and have the remainder of the film shown as one continuous storyline. That might have allowed for more depth. The movie is well-worth watching for the brilliant acting and for the glimpses of history and who Margaret Thatcher was but a different approach could have provided more depth, detail and cohesion.

Hello, I have checked the shelved everyday and it is not there.

A concise biopic of the strong woman who singularly took on the 'Old Boy' establishment in Great Britain, and held office during some very tumultuous times. Viewed in flashback and from the hallucinatory perspective of the elder Thatcher, the content of the film is rather bland and underwhelming. Streep, however, is extraordinary, as usual.

Streep and Broadbent, as you would expect, deliver marvelous performances. For me the portrayal of Thatcher in her senility worked well enough, as it made her more sympathetic. If you've a memory of her times and a drop or two of liberal blood you may feel, as I do, that this movie rather glosses over the damage that Thatcher's ruthlessness did to so many people, implying that she was tough, but she saved Britain, which is not the way this bit of history reads in most minds.