The last days of a legend
There aren’t many performers who can claim single-name recognition. Today we have Beyonce, Cher, Bono, and Drake; in earlier days Garbo, Twiggy, Liberace, and Donovan. The new motion picture “Judy” relates events in the last year and a half in the life of one of the most loved of them all, the singer Judy Garland.<br /><br />Judy (Renee Zellweger) is trying to raise two young children and resurrect her career. Her reliance on drugs, a self-destructive trajectory, and reputation for missing performances and performing sloppily mean no one will hire her and no manager will handle her. She’s in danger of losing custody of her children, Lorna (Bella Ramsey) and Joey (Lewin Lloyd), to their father, her former husband Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell), because she is homeless, having sold her Los Angeles home to pay bills. So when an offer comes in to perform at a nightclub in London, she jumps at the chance.<br /><br />Rail thin, insecure, and plagued by insomnia, Judy is the product of a childhood bullied by MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer (Richard Cordery), who repeatedly demands that she follow orders so as not to hold up production on his pictures. That means taking pills to sleep, other pills to be alert for early morning calls, and still others to keep her weight down. We see young Judy (Darci Shaw) practically cowering in his presence. Her weight was monitored and she was always hungry. She made film after film for the studio at great cost to her, emotionally and physically.<br /><br />Frequent flashbacks provide background for the disarray of the last months of her life. In London, publicist Rosalyn Wilder (Jessie Buckley) is assigned to be at Judy’s side, get her to performances, and see to her comfort during her engagement. Rosalyn soon finds this a 24-hour task. Lonely in a foreign country, Judy spends time with a young American bartender, Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), whom she had met stateside. He offers emotional support and suggestions about her career, and eventually they marry. Mickey would be Judy’s fifth husband.<br /><br />But the demons from her past still haunt her and her shows at London’s Talk of the Town are uneven. Peter Quilter’s script focuses on the physically exhausting, emotionally wrenching sold-out concerts produced by showman Bernard Delfont (Michael Gambon). Sometimes, she wows her audiences. Other times, she rambles, forgets lyrics, and seems so disoriented that audience members boo and pelt her with breadsticks.<br /><br />Playing a famous person, especially one who left an abundance of film and TV appearances, is difficult. Ms. Zellweger may not seem the perfect choice, but she does an exceptional job of capturing the essence of Judy Garland. Thinner than we remember from earlier roles, with a hairdo that Garland favored during the period and assorted mannerisms and vocal inflections that are letter perfect, she embodies the singer at a low point in her life.<br /><br />Ms. Zellweger does her own singing, and her renditions of “By Myself,” “Get Happy,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,”“Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” and “Over the Rainbow” are uncannily like Judy’s, including her habit of draping the mike cord over her shoulder and sashaying across the stage while building a lyric dramatically and hitting high notes reaching up as if drawing heavenly inspiration.<br /><br />According to family and friends, Judy Garland was very funny. You can see this in her TV talk show guest appearances on YouTube. Yet the film downplays her sense of humor. Despite her insecurity, money woes, and emotional turmoil, she forges on, and this is the striking aspect of the film. She does what she has to do to reclaim her children and career, both inextricably entwined.<br /><br />Based on the play “End of the Rainbow,” the film concentrates on the downfall of a glittering life. Broke, unable to sleep, eat, or rehearse, Judy Garland is desperate to hold onto the love of her children. Yet, even in these dark times, her legendary genius still glimmers.<br /><br />Rated PG-13, “Judy” contains a dazzling performance by Renee Zellweger that will surely garner an Academy Award nomination. Without mimicry or parody, she superbly channels the real Judy Garland.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the 2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack include the featurette “From the Heart: The Making of Judy,” an image gallery, theatrical trailer, and a few trailers of other Lionsgate releases. A Digital code is included on a paper insert.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in swinging London to perform a 6-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in THE WIZARD OF OZ, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians, and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of 'the world's greatest entertainer.' Based on the stage play 'End of the Rainbow' by Peter Quilter..