Streep, no fan of Thatcher, nicely undercuts the poignancy of her current condition with flashbacks that reveal her brittle arrogance in office.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
12 Jan 2012
fresh:
Streep's performance is so true and so uncannily accurate, so full and so complete in its understanding, that she is fascinating every second she is onscreen.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Jan 2012
rotten:
[Streep's] performance overpowers the movie it's in - a perfectly executed triple axel that renders everything else just featureless ice.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
13 Jan 2012
rotten:
Often "The Iron Lady" relies on montages to get to - and plow through - historic high points.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
13 Jan 2012
rotten:
Yes, Streep is wondrous as usual, but her superpowers have been squandered here.