The final curtain

Impersonating an icon is a tricky business, but Renée Zellweger accomplishes the feat in Judy, a look at the last year in the life of Judy Garland as she arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts at Talk of the Town.

“The film sugarcoats Garland’s physical deterioration, her addictions, her wretchedness and her mortality. However, paradoxically, it’s the most relaxed and personal performance we have seen from Zellweger in a while.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian