Florence Foster Jenkins

This was definitely one of my highlights for 2016! The movie was extremely funny and romantic as well as sad at the same time. The music was, as expected, horrible but it was such amazing acting from all sides. The setting was amazing and I just loved this movie!

I recommend watching Florence Foster Jenkins: A World of Her Own before you see this movie; it basically is a documentary on Florence and just how delusional she was and how the people around her basically took her money by giving her praise. I did enjoy this movie with Streep (and I am not 60+ years old). This movie was good, it stays true to Florence's character since that was just how she was; she's KNOWN to be the world's worst opera singer and the movie delivers in showing that and showing her iconic moment of selling out Carnegie Hall. It's silly and touching at times. If you're in the mood to learn a little bit and have a few laughs, I recommend this movie. If you want to know more about FFJ before seeing this movie, watch the documentary.

Oh I felt in love with Florence & St. Clair.
Meryl Streep did it again! BRAVO!!
Hugh Grant was amazing too!
Cosmé was adorable! The way he laugh was cute.
Is really entertaining. So fresh.

This is a charming film with some splendid actors giving very good turns. Meryl and Hugh are excellent, and the supporting cast are worthy of note.

The downside though is the pacing and repetition.

The revelation of her voice is done well. Strung out and timed excellently. From thereon though, the same 'treat' is given to the audience, each time with less payoff than the last.

This drives the runtime longer and makes the film less enjoyable than it feels it could have been.

Astonishing to know that it is based on reality though!


7/10

Hugh Grant has never been better, and Meryl Streep was awfully good! Joyous film, and an incredible true story about a woman whose singing voice never quite matched that in her imagination.

This movie wasn't exactly what I was expecting. Although the acting and sceneries were absolutely perfect, the storyline was a bit disappointing. I got a bit bored and there was a bit to much singing for my liking. Those two are the only things that kind of bothered my throughout the movie.

So having said my dislikes about this movie I can focus on all the good things. First of all the filmsets and clothing were so so beautiful. The characters were all very lovable as well, they all fitted together making the perfect balans. Meryl Streep did a stunning performance as Florence Foster Jenkins. All her emotions were just right and the balans between playing a very strong women but from times the opposite of that was so well done. I never get tired of watching Meryl Streep do her thing. Someone who also very much surprised me was (you guessed right) Simon Helberg as Cosme McMoon. I only knew him as Howard in the Big Bang Theory so I really enjoyed seeing him in something different, and he was so good. Although I needed almost the whole movie to get used to the way he talked, his acting was perfect. After the movie I found out that he played all the piano pieces himself, which impressed me even more! Yup, I really enjoyed him in this movie. I know Hugh Grant has a very important part in this movie as well, and don't get me wrong he did great and he is an amazing actor, he just didn't really impress me this time.

Florence Foster Jenkings her story is apart from a lot fun also very inspiring and although I don't think I will be watching this film again, I really recommend you watching just for the joy of it :-)

Life is stranger than fiction. Some clever person noted that. This movie bears it out. I'm pretty sure the screenwriter was much kinder to Florence's entourage than they may have deserved, but if they actually did protect her from the deficits of her talents and public ridicule, they may have earned their "easy" money. Good performances (First time I've seen Simon Helberg in anything outside Big Bang Theory - and the role was tailor fit for him.) Good story. Good fun. Unsurprisingly, I gave it an 8 (good) out of 10. I'd love to know if Meryl Streep gave voice to the pitch perfect performance in the dream at the end of the show.

Same as present music scene, but without autotune.