The Iron Lady

In February my Grandmother came to visit and we decided to spend some one on one time together. So we went to the movies at Canal Place, a theater that had comfortable seats and food service. We decided to see The Iron Lady, and both really loved it. The makeup itself was phenomenal, I couldn't tell that the elderly Margret was Meryl Streep. The movie was so well done, it jumped from time period to time period and although it was confusing, I feel like it was meant to be so, because Margret is confused. But by the end of the movie everything made sense.

One of the funny parts of the movie wasn't in the movie itself. The theater we were in was inside of a mall. And as Margret is driving with her daughter and talking about bombing, the screen goes blank and lights start flashing on both sides of the screen. It took me a second to realize that it wasn't a part of the movie, and that it was a fire drill. However just as people were starting to stand up, one of the attendants came in and told us that some "punks" had been pulling the fire alarms in the mall, and that the movie would start back up in a few minuets. I turned to my grandma and said "Well at least now we can see what we are eating." She laughed, and ten minuets later the movie started back up.

Overall, we both adored The Iron Lady and agreed during the credits that Meryl should get an Oscar for her performance.

Edit 2-26-2012: I am watching the Oscars right now. The Iron Lady has already won the Oscar for best makeup, now lets see if Streep wins for Best Actress.

Note: Looking like a live oscar statute with a standing ovation, Meryl Streep almost faints as she wins her third Oscar. Congrats Mrs. Streep!