Skip "The Iron Lady"

Above, Meryl Streep as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

It is disappointing that Hollywood's depiction of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is another "hit piece" on conservatives we've come to expect.

Big Hollywood has a review of the new movie, The Iron Lady with Meryl Streep as Lady Thatcher.

In it, Charles C. Johnson writes:

Hollywood has learned something effective about conservative women: If you play them convincingly enough to left-wing stereotypes, people will believe that the caricature is the real deal. We saw this with Tina Fey’s portrayal of Sarah Palin where so many young people actually seem to believe Palin said she could see Russia from her house.

Expect to see a similar nasty portrayal by Julianne Moore in HBO’s “Game Change.” Moore confesses that it was hard to find a good side to Palin, and the miniseries is candid that her ambition outstrips her capacity. Hollywood knows well that you only get one opportunity to introduce these figures of national or international import, and they intend to make it bad impression on their behalf.

So it is with Lady Thatcher in “The Iron Lady,” whose creators have ridiculously compared Meryl Streep’s Thatcher to a modern-day King Lear in their disgusting attempt to dance on Thatcherism’s memory.

It looks like The Iron Lady is one to skip. That's too bad. I am a fan of Lady Thatcher and Meryl Streep is one of our greatest actresses.

To read the full review, go here.