Story:
The
film
follows
Judy
Garland
during
the
last
year
of
her
life,
as
she
relocated
her
stage
career
to
Britain,
in
an
attempt
to
make
money
and
win
her
children's
custody
back.
While
she
found
initial
success
with
sell-out
concerts
at
the
Talk
of
the
Town
in
London,
eventually
the
situation
worsened
due
to
health
issues.
Review:
Rupert
Goold's
Judy
moves
you
with
Renée's
performance
and
makes
you
believe
in
Judy
Garland,
her
dream
and
beliefs.
The
film
is
only
a
glimpse
of
what
Judy
was
and
keeps
you
on
your
toes
by
adding
almost
all
aspects
of
life.
Renée
Zellweger
plays
the
caring
mother,
the
legendary
singer,
the
needy
lover
and
the
lonely
child
whose
name
was,
Frances
Ethel
Gumm,
a.k.a.
Baby.
This
is
a
biopic
that
tries
to
share
her
entire
life
span
of
47
years
with
118
minutes
and
leaves
you
only
with
basic
moments
to
represent
her
pain
and
her
glory.
The
film
is
a
rendition
of
Peter
Quilter's
play
End
of
the
Rainbow,
which
did
quite
well
on
Broadway,
back
in
2012.
The
film
sympathies
with
Judy
as
the
loving
mother,
who
only
wanted
one
thing,
getting
back
to
her
children.
At
the
start
of
the
film,
we
see
a
strong,
confident
Judy
Garland
walking
towards
the
Hotel
lobby,
taking
the
world
in,
commanding
as
she
was
on
screen.
But
the
reality
kicks
in
when
she
reaches
the
lobby
and
the
staff
releases
her
room
and
refuses
to
let
her
in
along
with
her
children.
Outraged
Judy
with
nowhere
to
go,
downs
a
couple
of
pills
and
drags
the
kids
back
out.
When
daughter
Lorna
reminds
her
mother,
not
to
fall
asleep,
she
says,
"No,
no
no
these
are
the
other
ones,".
Judy
wasn't
easy
to
deal
with
and
the
reason
was
her
past,
we
also
get
several
glimpses
of
that.
Teenage
Judy
was
the
slave
of
her
contract
with
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
She
worked
14
hours
a
day
until
she
forgets
her
name,
and
was
made
to
eat
only
chicken
soup,
and
lettuce
for
long
periods
of
time
to
help
watch
her
weight.
While
there
was
so
much
material
to
work
with,
we
get
a
polished
version
of
the
truth.
The
real
Judy
was
troubled
in
more
than
one
ways,
she
had
made
and
lost
fortunes
during
her
career,
she
was
addicted
to
drugs
and
a
had
attempted
suicide
number
of
times.
She
once
even
threatened
to
jump
off
a
window
in
front
of
her
daughter.
And
unfortunately,
we
don't
get
to
see
the
complex
woman
that
she
was.
Instead,
we
are
shown
a
lady
much
like
the
way
she
was
portrayed
on
and
off-screen
during
her
teen
years.
We
only
get
to
see
a
version
of
her
which
is
acceptable
by
the
society
without
having
to
look
away
or
make
you
think.
Renée
Zellweger
looks
splendid
on
the
screen
and
plays
Judy
as
a
star
that
she
was.
We
get
to
see
her
sing
some
of
the
biggest
hits
and
lead
the
stage
beautifully.
The
crew
also
deserves
special
praise
for
the
casting
of
other
roles,
from
Darci
Shaw
as
young
Judy
Garland
to
her
fifth
husband
Finn
Wittrock
as
Mickey
Deans
all
are
outstanding.
The
makeup,
costumes
and
accents
had
me
hooked
along
with
Renee's
performance.
By
the
end
of
the
film,
I
was
in
awe
of
Judy
and
I
felt
she
was
wronged
and
let
down
by
so
many
people
in
her
life
but
I
didnt
get
a
chance
to
see
her
and
understand
her.
Overall,
Judy
is
meant
for
those
who
would
like
to
reminisce
on
the
good
memories
of
the
greatest
entertainer
in
history.