[It] does indeed deal with a real life, but follows so faithfully the traditional shape of film biography that it feels less convincing.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
19 Apr 2012
rotten:
A heavy-handed attempt to sanctify one of the most dignified and uncompromising politicians and human rights champions of recent times.
– Adam Bernstein,
Washington Post,
20 Apr 2012
rotten:
The Lady is little more than a history lesson - although a beautifully presented one - wrapped in the pink gloss of a G-rated potboiler evidenced in Suu Kyi's and Michael's storybook romance.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
26 Apr 2012
rotten:
"The Lady" is a two-hour trip into earnestness, from which audiences will want a little liberation of their own.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
27 Apr 2012
rotten:
The Lady is a slog, a two-and-a-half hour, painted-on-wood exercise in political iconography.