JUDY (Theatrical Release USA 2019)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.4|5.0 Starsìììì

Judy—great acting by Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland—also uses the child actress, Darci Shaw to play the young Judy Garland. Richard Cordery plays, with finesse, a terrific Louis B. Mayer, and Finn Wittrock does very well as Mickey Deans. The movie is a very good watch with great music.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

 An interpretation of the Judy Garland story.

 Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Rupert Goold for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Lee Dean, Charles Diamond, Rose Garnett, Ellis Goodman, Aaron Levene, Mickey Liddell, Cameron McCracken, Laurence Myers, Adrea Scarso, Pete Shilaimon, and Hilary Williams for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Judy Garland (Renee Zellweger), Rosalyn Wilder (Jessie Buckley), Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell), Bernard Delfont (Michael Gambon), Louis B. Mayer (Richard Cordery), Burt Rhodes (Royce Pierreson), Young Judy (Darci Shaw), Dan (Andy Nyman), Stan (Daniel Cerqueira), Lorna Luft (Bella Ramsey), Joey Luft (Lewin Lloyd), Ken Frisch (Tom Durant Pritchard), Lonnie Donegan (John Dagleish), and Dr. Hargreaves (Adrian Lukia). 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

 Yes. It’s always a question how true this type of movie is and how much a story has been manipulated for entertainment purposes; but despite the obvious questions, the highly entertaining movie brings its audience down a wonderful memory lane with its music. Great work for all involved.

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