Storyline
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
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Daniel Cerqueira, Michael Gambon, Andy Nyman, Bentley Kalu, Lucy Russell, Renée Zellweger, Rufus Sewell, Finn Wittrock, Richard Cordery, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Natasha Powell, Royce Pierreson, Phil Dunster, Tim Ahern, John Dagleish, David Shields, Jessie Buckley, Israel Ruiz, Bella Ramsey, Arthur McBain, John Mackay, Darci Shaw, Tom Durant Pritchard, David Rubin, Matt Nalton
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Reviews
83
Zellweger’s poise and presence make the entire affair more than worthwhile.
80
Director Rupert Goold and resurgent star Renée Zellweger have pulled off something unusual and affecting in Judy: a biographical portrait in which performer and subject meet halfway, illuminating something of each other in the process.
80
Things as subtle as how Garland pronounces the word “wonderful” are not missed by the exacting Zellweger, who has brought the legend to vivid, full-color life. Even if she can’t quite match the beauty of that famous voice, Zellweger captures the spirit of how Garland sang.
70
Judy is three-quarters of a good movie that would have been even better if it trusted the urgency of the last act of Garland’s life — and the brilliance of Zellweger’s performance.
70
Screen International
Renee Zellweger gives the performance of her career in a film which is certainly an awards-friendly biopic, but strikes a darker, more maudlin note than expected.
