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The Great Lillian Hall review " Jessica Lange captivates in Broadway-set drama

by Benjamin Lee

The actor gives an astonishing, awards-worthy performance as a stage star with dementia in a slight yet powerful TV movie There's an almighty performance super-powering HBO's mysteriously handled TV movie The Great Lillian Hall, an elegant Broadway-set drama blessed with an all-consuming Jessica Lange. It's her first film lead since 2006 (even before then it was in 1998) and it's one that almost wasn't hers to have. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:12pm on May 31, 2024