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The Fall (1999)
Don't waste your time
The all too brief images of a very limited number of Budapest locales and the few actual Hungarian actors, plus the excellent Jurgen Prochnow are not enough to save this insipid, convoluted mess. The 3 other leads deliver performances akin to cardboard cut-outs, although it may well be the very poorly written script's lack of coherence that's to blame. If it's Budapest you're interested in, you'll do better watching a travelogue. There are many other very fine foreign films that deserve a viewing, give one of those a chance and pass on this one.
The Iron Lady (2011)
Don't waste your time
I respect, admire and enjoy the very talented Meryl Streep, however this particular role is more mimicry than acting. Ms Streep is outstanding in many other films and you'd be better off watching one of those. The monotonous script stumbles between aged, doddering Margaret Thatcher and a few boring scenes from her early life, entry into political office and as prime minister. Although the supporting cast is populated by many fine British actors, the script reduces their roles to insipid caricatures at best.