“So thank heaven for Streep, with her flying shoe and mislaid specs; her off-piste outbursts and scatty good humour. Undeniably, she gave a fine performance in The Iron Lady. And yet her ongoing tour-de-force on the awards circuit – playing the dotty aunt, the agent of chaos – is at least its equal. Streep is electrifying, she’s turbulent; you can’t take your eyes off her. Maybe she should get an award or something.
Xan Brooks