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    Review: Helen Mirren shines (and smokes) in an otherwise lackluster 'Golda'

    by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Aug 24, 2023 4 minutes
    Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in the movie“ Golda.”.

    The first time you see Helen Mirren as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, she comes at you in stern little fragments: a puckered mouth taking a long, slow drag on a cigarette (one of many), then the back of a head, the hair pulled back in a severe bun. "Golda," a title card declares over a close-up of two thick-browed eyes. It's like watching an illusion come together slowly, piece by piece, in a movie that all but dares you to see the great actor hidden beneath the meticulously applied wrinkles. The last time Mirren played a world leader on the big screen, in "The Queen," she reminded us that heavy lies the head that wears the crown.

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