Meryl Streep is a great actress. No doubt about that. But am I a fan? To a degree, but in the last decade she has made a lot of really mediocre choices. She has a tendency to overact and to choose performances that rely more on mimicry than actually inhabiting a character. However, she really does here. She brings a lot of emotional weight to the role and she really shines without calling so much attention to her, which is something that she's usually struggled with in the last few years. Hugh Grant is also a delight, as is the simple, engaging screenplay. This isn't an amazing film, but it does its actors and its primary figure a lot of justice.
Review of Florence Foster Jenkins
