Iron Lady Meryl Streep
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Oscar buzz is rampant regarding Meryl Streep's performance in The Iron Lady, which is set to be released in Los Angeles and New York on December 30th, just beating the Academy's deadline for Oscar consideration.
"Exploring the swath cut through history by this remarkable woman is a daunting and exciting challenge," said Streep of playing Thatcher.
Meryl Streep has always had the distinctive talent for convincingly morphing into her film characters, but her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is completely over the top and shocking in its reality.
At age 62, Streep is at the top of her game, and Californiality predicts that Streep will win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Iron Lady.
Streep has earned 16 Oscar nominations so far, more than any actor in history. She has received two Academy Awards, one for Best Actress and the other for Best Supporting Actress.
A renowned master of accents, Streep expertly manipulates the tone, timbre, intonations and inflections of her voice to become Maggie Thatcher completely.
Initially, there was a backlash of indignation from film critics in the UK, due to an American actress from California playing one of England's most revered historical figures.
After attending advance screenings of The Iron Lady, critics issued rave reviews. Meryl Streep is really that good. She is the consummate actor's actor.
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, The Iron Lady is expected to draw audiences that include fans of Meryl Streep, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, who is also portrayed in the film.
The tight bond between "The Iron Lady" and "The Gipper" is one of the most famous political alliances in world history, which the movie reflects.
Everything and everyone involved in the making of The Iron Lady is of the highest caliber, but Meryl Streep completely dominates the film as she should.
Margaret Thatcher would have it no other way.
