“, at which point the crowd roars, because no, Springsteen doesn’t have to.

Everyone knows Clarence Clemons.

Everyone was there again, sure, for Springsteen, but also for Clemons.

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So the ranking here isnt entirely positive, but hey, at least the other two are really good.

So don’t be sad.Two out of three aint bad.

Thats not saying what they did was good or bad, but what they did was comparable.

Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, talking in ‘The Iron Lady’

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Both had their fans and detractors.

It can be left at that.

Those who liked Thatcher will, at best, find the entirebiopic pretty by-the-numbers and likely boring.

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But this is not something thats happened solely withThe Iron Lady.

The Academy Awards too often get overly excited about what amount to feature-length impressions.

Like, does anyone remember the flat and underwhelmingJudy, whereRenee Zellwegerwon an Oscar for playingJudy Garland?

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Boring, tone-deaf cinema.

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Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer looking intently while testifying at court in Kramer vs. Kramer.

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Dustin Hoffman as Ted, Justin Henry as Billy, and Meryl Streep as Joanna in Kramer vs. Kramer all leaning on each other

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Sophie’s Choice

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