Simply Perfect

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

"The Lady" is a very unusual movie if you take a look at Michelle Yeoh's list of movies, especially compared to the movies she stars in at the Asian cinema.With that being said, don't get me wrong. I am not saying that it is a bad thing. Just bear in mind that you will not be in for the usual fast-paced action that she is known for in her movies. This movie portrays a more mature and serious side of Michelle Yeoh's acting talent, and she nails it to perfection, proving that she is so much more than just an action heroine.The story in "The Lady" is based on the real events and life of Aung San Suu Kyi, for better or worse. And it is a story that appeals mostly to a mature audience who have an interest in world affairs and politics. I am not overly fond of such and found the story to be somewhat slow paced and dragging on at times. However, it is still a good story and a story that definitely was worth being told to a broad audience.Michelle Yeoh was really well cast for this role, and I was particularly impressed with how she was able to shed her action skin and branch out into a more mature field of acting."The Lady" is a movie that sticks with you for some time after you have watched it, and take the time to let it sink it, because it is really an emotional story.The cinematography in the movie was quite good, and at times it sort of felt like you were right there in the midst of all the turmoil and chaos.I am rating "The Lady" a score of seven stars out of ten.

Sometimes a Filmmaker can't Win. Director Luc Besson chose to make this Hagiography of the Gentle, Determined, Steel-Willed Woman (Michelle Yeah in a great performance) from Burma as a Love Story. That is Love of Country and Family Equally with the Emphasis, although Hardly Limited to, Her Family Relationship that Suffered in Tandem with Burma's Repression.Most Critics Panned this Film or gave it Mediocre Reviews at Best Calling it Boring, Dull, and Lacking, But in the Mind's Eye You can See the same Critics Attacking the Director, who is known for Hard Edged Action Thrillers, if He chose to Amp Up the Tyrannical Regime's Brutality with Squibs and Bloody SFX.In this Movie the History of the Her Country's Struggle is not Glossed Over or Ignored in Any Way it is just Paralleled with the Personal Sacrifices and Internal Pain of this Symbolic Leader of the People as She Lead the Way with Non-Violence and to this Day is Credited with any Changes for the Better that Burma has Undergone.This may be an Odd thing to Say, but Credit must be Given to Sylvester Stallone and His Recent Movie Rambo (2008) that used Ultra-Violence to Enlightened the World and Shine a Very Bloody Spotlight on Burma and its Situation. That Movie would make an Excellent Double Feature with this one that Would Combine Two Opposing Styles and may Result in a Very Interesting Duality with the Audience in Attendance.

This film tells the life of the revered and brave politician who keeps on fighting for her people.It is not easy to condense years of events in a two hour film, but "The Lady" successfully carries the gist of what happened in Ang Sang Suu Kyi's fight for her country. Born as the daughter of the general who founded the country, she was in a uniquely privileged position to bring about change. Her remarkable bravery was well portrayed, such as standing up against dozens of soldiers with machine guns. Her enormous dedication to her people is so touching, and the film touched me deeply in the last half hour. Not only that, the inclusion of ethnic minorities in the film also deserves praise, even though it might have just been added for cinematic effect. I think the director did a great job in creating this film, successfully showing how Ang Sang Suu Kyi has transcendental love for her country.

As a producer, Luc Besson has been comfortably established in the action cinema for many years. However, as a director, we have been seeing him since 2005 working in such diverse genres as the romantic comedy (Angel-A), the fantasy (Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec) and the digital animation (the Arthur and the Minimoys saga)...with quite poor results. In his most recent film as a director, The Lady, Besson goes back to the historical biopic genre (which he had already explored in the excellent The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc) in order to focus his attention on another brave woman who contributed to the liberation of a Nation. The result is mediocre, but moderately interesting in general.The events portrayed in The Lady are fascinating, but they aren't easily adapted to the classical dramatic structures of cinema, and that makes the film a bit fragmented and occasionally dull. At the same time the films examines Aung San Suu Kyi as a reluctant political figure, we also have glimpses to the democratic movement in Burma (also known as Myanmar); to the domestic policy of the Nobel Prize Committee; to Michael Aris' complicated family life, raising two teenage sons during the mother's (Suu Kyi) absence; and to the corrupt military leaders from Burma, deciding the life or death of political prisoners through chance and superstition. Sure, all those divergent aspects are necessary in order to comprehend Suu Kyi's democratic crusade; and I also appreciate the fact that screenwriter Rebecca Frayn didn't simplify the story in order to make the film more commercial; but I also feel that there should have been a better defined dramatic arc, which integrated those divergent elements into a faithful and dramatically solid whole.Another problem I found in The Lady is that its story doesn't end, because Suu Kyi's work in Burma hasn't finished either, and as a consequence, the ending doesn't reach the dramatic climax I had been waiting for. In any case, we were handed that climax in little increments through the film. Nevertheless, despite being mediocre, The Lady managed to keep me moderately interested (with the exception of a few dull moments), and I think that that fact, along with the brilliant cinematography and the solid performances from Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis, are enough to make it worthy of a slight recommendation.