Though we love them–Hollywood biopics tend to be one-note. These films center a famous historical figure, tracking their childhood through the most critical moments in their lives. Renée Zellweger’s turn as Judy Garland in Judy reinvigorates the biopic genre. Chronicling the last year of the late legend’s life–Zellweger is searing, impactful and profound.
As a last-ditch effort to make some money and wrangle her children away from her ex-husband–Garland took a residency at the London Theatre. She was obviously haunted by her time in showbusiness. The emotional and physical abuse that she suffered under the tyrannical MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer as a young girl was especially horrific. However, despite the weight of her past and her failing health, Zellweger depicts a light and vibrant movie star.
To be clear, Judy Garland’s residency at the London Theather was not some smashing success. She had some beautiful nights–but many of them ended in disaster–with the entire show closing early. However, amid her tantrums, breakdowns and even her nonsensical romance with opportunistic Mickey Deans who would become her fifth husband–the audience never stops rooting for Judy Garland. Her pain just as much as her humanity and her talent are palatable through Zellweger.
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