Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- “The Iron Lady,” the new biopic
starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, was controversial
before audiences even saw it, largely because of its portrayal
of the aging former prime minister’s dementia.
The current U.K. prime minister, David Cameron, suggested
the movie was premature and shouldn’t have been made while
Thatcher was alive. Her former public-relations adviser, Tim
Bell, called it “rubbish,” while her former Tory rival Michael
Heseltine dubbed it “distasteful.”
