The Lady

  • 2012


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53 %
36 % Rotten
$ 7 Million
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Positive Reviews 27
Negative reviews 24
Average Rating 2.9/5
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2.0
This is an inspiring and important story, but worthiness doesnt automatically equal quality. Av Club
2.0
Advertisement This is an inspiring and important story, but worthiness doesnt automatically equal quality. Av Club
3.1
He usually plays querulous or alarming characters, and this time, hes a tousle headed bookworm, kind to the core, who places his wifes politics above .. Rogerebert
1.5
The Lady makes a tasteful spectacle of Suu Kyis noble suffering without grasping, or inviting the viewer to grasp, the political anger roiling beneath .. Variety
3.0
A worthwhile tribute with unforgettable scenes and an awards worthy performance from Yeoh. Time Out
2.0
This is the kind of dull, dutiful slog that, with its golden hued scenery and risibly black and white characterizations, beggars the backhanded compli .. Time Out
3.1
Thierry Arbogasts colorful cinematography is pleasing to look at and Yeoh radiates as much elegance as ever, but this doesnt always amount to as much ..
1.9
A heavy handed attempt to sanctify one of the most dignified and uncompromising politicians and human rights champions of recent times.
3.6
This biopic concludes in 2007, ambiguously and a little anticlimactically. Paste Magazine
2.0
A fumbling and fawning if sincere tribute to the living legend and a director who has never seemed more out of his element.
3.8
The Lady is a portrait in moral and physical courage, a sort of analysis of what constitutes greatness. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
But her experience should have made a thrilling movie, not a predictably conventional one. Ny Daily News
1.3
The Lady is a slog, a two and a half hour, painted on wood exercise in political iconography. The Globe And Mail
5.0
An inspiring portrait of a passionate female freedom fighter and an exquisite love story set in the darkness of violence, repression, and tyranny in B .. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
A stately, high minded historical docudrama thats long very long on hagiography but extremely short on energy. One Guys Opinion
4.5
The narrative of the political neophytes extraordinary courage as one of the founders of the National League for Democracy, who endured house arrest f .. Village Voice
2.5
has attained two striking performances from his leads and many of the individual scenes pack quite a punch as a result.
3.0
The Lady is a more satisfying film overall than last years other biography of a female leader, The Iron Lady.
1.0
Simply worthy and dull, revealing little about Suu Kyis mettle and true feelings or indeed any wider truths about her undeniable impact on the world s .. Radio Times
2.0
A disappointing drama thats badly let down by a shockingly pedestrian script and thinly sketched characters that never really come to life. View London
2.5
The Lady is a two hour trip into earnestness, from which audiences will want a little liberation of their own. News Day
4.5
A beautiful and stately tribute to a genuine hero, but watching it you wish The Lady could have used less hagiography and a little more rabblerousing. Film Journal International ..
1.5
I dont like this cult of personality, Suu Kyi tells her husband on the patio. Npr
2.0
One of those agonisingly well intentioned films whose heart is in the right place, but everything else is wrong. Guardian
1.5
This based on a true story omits unpleasant facts and is unfreckled hagiography set into a background of marital perfection. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
I wish I admired this film as much as I do its leading character, the Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi, played with reverential sweetness by Michel .. Daily Mail
2.0
It takes some doing to rob the biopic of Nobel prize winning pro democracy Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi of drama and tension. But, with his skewe .. Flim List
4.5
So begins a film thats part history lesson part admiring profile.
4.0
Elegant biopic about Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmas iconic freedom fighter, known as South Asias steel orchid. Susang Ranger
3.0
Like with his choice of song for the closing credits, Sades Soldier of Love, The Lady manages to be both boring in its predictability and overestimate .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
That crusade is a little muted as well, and Yeoh gives an aloof performance that doesnt quite get to the heart of Suus motivations. Las Vegas Weekly
4.3
Review With a lot of guys of varying ages interested in those two movies, that doesnt leave a lot left for the sci fi action flick Lockout (FilmDistri ..
1.5
Though consistently well crafted, The Lady misses the greatness that Aung San Suu Kyis story deserved. Movie Habit
4.5
Thanks to a marvelously full bodied performance by Michelle Yeoh and a complementary one by David Thewlis, The Lady overcomes its own obstacles princi .. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
As far as biopics stand Besson has spared no expense in creating as authentic and presentable a movie as he could with The Lady. Yet he has failed to .. Matts Movie Reviews
2.5
Besson does draw the best out of his two leads but The Lady is a film about an extraordinary woman. So why is it such an ordinary film Hollywood Chicago
2.5
Luc Bessons sterile, unfussy direction and a pat script severely compromise what is nevertheless a career best performance from Michelle Yeoh. What Culture
4.5
In the films leading role, Michelle Yeoh conveys Aung San Suu Kyis grace and dignity, even if she doesnt sound particularly like her (unlike Meryl Str .. What So
3.0
Its not without faults, but as a piece of illuminating and occasionally dare I say it inspirational entertainment, The Lady has my vote. Streaming Quickflix
4.0
I dont want to say who says it, or reveal his job description, but Ill honor his fuzzy logic by prepping you on what to expect of Drew Goddards debut .. Wsj
1.5
Thats the fault of director Luc Besson (Angel A; Leon: The Professional; La Femme Nikita), fully aware hes framing the legend of an important world fi .. East Bay Express
4.5
His story telling clings hard to sentimentality rather than historical facts, but thanks to an Oscar worthy performance by Yeoh and a stark realism... .. Ion Cinema
3.0
The villains are caricatures, the emotions melodramatic, the politics black and white yet French director Luc Besson moves the saga briskly, and does .. Tiny Url
4.5
The Lady is ... tilted away from the churning melodrama of Suu Kyis country and toward the intimate dilemma of a loving couple forced apart by circums .. Entertainment Time
2.5
This lady, who just won a historic election, apparently triumphing over the tyrants, deserves better. Boston Phoenix
4.5
Screenwriter Rebecca Frayns full feature debut is alluring, fascinating to watch and, most importantly, makes you care about Suu Kyi. Reel Talk Online
2.5
The Lady doesnt do justice to the amazing life and democratic crusade of Aung San Suu Kyi despite excellent performances by David Thewlis and Michelle .. Graffiti With Punctuation
2.0
Well meaning biopic will barely satisfy peoples curiosity about a little seen woman. Played up as more tragic personal sacrifice than politics, she re .. Film Forward
2.5
Yeohs serene dignity counts for much, but overall The Lady suffers from a serious case of the bland. MSN Movies
2.5
A kind of Botoxed biopic with an unlikely director Luc Besson manning the syringe. Movie Line
2.0
Unfortunately, documented fact doesnt lend itself particularly well to exhilarating cinema. Liver Pool Echo
3.0
The Lady illustrates the personal sacrifices which Suu Kyi made in order to maintain pressure on the Burmese government. Birmingham Mail
4.5
Besson is on his best behaviour, but hes so buttoned up that his film is a little dull... Even imperfectly told, however, Aung San Suu Kyis story rema .. Movie Talk
3.8
Yeoh is perfectly cast. Slender and graceful, her physical resemblance to Suu Kyi is remarkable. Seattle Times
1.5
Surely the definitive biography of Suu Kyi has yet to be made, but even if The Lady requires footnotes, its intriguing enough to inspire one to go loo .. Moveable Fest
3.1
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 K .. Toronto Star
4.5
Its a wonderful film that showcases a great Aussie story, celebrating some of our finest female actors. Rescu
2.0
Besson has surely struck cinematic gold Disappointingly not, even if charismatic actress Michelle Yeoh is present to help translate Daw Suus remarkabl .. Real.com
1.5
Stolidly maudlin, this enervating sub middlebrow pic is doomed to well deserved commercial obscurity.
2.5
The Lady presents a stately, rather dull portrayal of a loving marriage stymied by the whims of political necessity and fascist generals. Feeds Boston
2.0
The dramatic moments are few and far between, and the film seems like it walks in the footsteps of Richard Attenboroughs Gandhi at times. Besson defin ..



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