Meryl Streep.
That’s right where we should stop with this story, but we’ll give you just a bit more information because nobody likes looking at a blank web page.
In Florence Foster Jenkins, opening tomorrow, Streep portrays the title character in this bizarre true story about a 1940s heiress who dreams of becoming a great singer. Only problem is, she’s terrible. She just doesn’t know it.
Aided by her actor husband St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), she makes it all the way to a glorious performance at Carnegie Hall in New York without ever knowing what people truly thought of her vocal prowess.
The movie proves the power of not just a good behind-the-scenes PR machine, but also the undeniable power of positivity. Funny, heartwarming and another tour-de-force for Streep, this is easily the best non-superhero movie of the summer.
Though we do consider Jenkins a Wonder Woman in her own right.
Florence Foster Jenkins
Opens Friday, August 12
www.florencefosterjenkinsmovie.com
Photo: Paramount Pictures
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