It’s easy to laugh when someone Florence Foster Jenkins makes a fool of herself, but you have to admire her charisma and dedication to music. Stephen Frears does a fantastic job at pulling humor out of this true story that took place in the 40’s. But I don’t think creating humor for this film was a burdensome job. Florence played by Meryl Streep seems to complete most of the work while her character sings in front audiences. A comedy at most that will make you laugh at the beginning, but Frears decides to make a mockery of music which is Florence and starts to warm our hearts with this person. The dramatic turn is when we realize that this woman loved music so much, and it turns into a downfall of wittiness.

Florence Foster Jenkins was a wealthy woman, a woman who was married to the arts, especially in music. She constructed a reputation for herself for the worst singer in the world. Her outlook on her voice was different and because of her positive outlook she fulfilled her dream of performing at the Carnegie Hall. Her riches brought in some of the world most famous musicians, but also the most dishonest people on the face of the earth. Training a voice that could not be trained they simply ignored her talentless voice and proceeded to encourage her and pursue a singing career.

Her husband played by Hugh Grant a man who seems to be enthusiastic about Shakespeare and his plays, but his career as a Shakespearian actor fails miserably. Grant’s performance in this film is authentic and genuine, and he successfully propagates his emotions to the audience of his love for his wife. Being a woman I don’t condone adultery, but in his situation you see his love for his wife and because he is not able to physically love her. You deem his actions in sympathy and tolerate their marriage just because we are well aware of their situation.

Meryl once again proves to the world that she is one of the greatest actresses of our time. I love a good movie with a turn for the worst and this film did just that. Florence Foster Jenkins in love with music and gives her all to this craft. It’s like an abusive marriage, Jenkins loves her music, but music mistreats her. I’ll tell you a short scene in the film for an example. Florence visits her pianist Cosmo McMoon at his apartment. She sits down and attempts to play on his piano, but with her illness, it just isn't meant to be. In this scene, her attempt with music results in pain and disappointment. When Cosmo joins in to help her play then music is produced and the moment is easily enjoyed. But many people see it as a woman who just couldn’t play the piano anymore.