Film Review: Judy

Zellweger may find Oscar gold waiting at the end of her rainbow

Judy (Renée Zellweger) belts out The Trolley Song to an adoring crowd in 1968 London.

Remember the controversy back in 2013 because a bunch of Australians had dominated the new screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby, that most quintessential of American stories? Fast forward six years, and now we’ve got Brits helming a new biopic of one of America’s most beloved — and troubled — stars, Judy Garland. Fortunately, Judy fares a bit better than Gatsby, thanks in large part to a dazzling performance by Renée Zellweger in the title role.

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