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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Slant MagazineMichael NordineSlant MagazineMichael NordineThe goings-on can rarely be called truly compelling, even if they're almost always generally pleasant.
- Besson responded to something in the story that prompted him to step outside his comfort zone, but exactly what that was is unclear in this well-intentioned but pedestrian retelling of a stirring true story.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis handsomely mounted picture is, at nearly 2 1/2 hours, far too long and indigestible for a film whose protagonist spends most of her screen time under house arrest.
- 50MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeThere's something immobile at the center of The Lady, a kind of Botoxed biopic with an unlikely director - Luc Besson - manning the syringe.
- 42The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThis is an inspiring and important story, but worthiness doesn't automatically equal quality. Had Besson looked for unexpected ways into Suu Kyi's life, or even had he indulged his old impulses and made a slick, surface-y Luc Besson movie, then The Lady might've been more memorable.
- 40Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyWe have a fumbling and fawning - if sincere - tribute to the living legend and a director who has never seemed more out of his element.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawOne of those agonisingly well-intentioned films whose heart is in the right place, but everything else is wrong.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichWho would have thought that the man behind such wackadoo fantasies as "The Professional" and "The Fifth Element" was capable of being so bloody boring?
- 40The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottParalyzes history and human drama with relentless hagiography.
- 40Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonImpersonally directed by cinéma du look pioneer Luc Besson, The Lady was written by first-timer Rebecca Frayn, whose script has all the elegance and nuance of Google Translate.