I Am Woman

Loved ‘I Am Woman’. I became a fan of Helen Reddy’s when I was a kid and saw her in (the original) Pete’s Dragon. This movie is a great tribute to Helen and it chronicles the struggles she faced while looking for a break in the male-dominated music industry in America during the 70’s - beyond the peak of her success. Tilda Cobham-Hervey did a great job of embodying Helen. Beautiful cinematography, well directed, inspiring story! (Ppl always complain that there are things left out - difficult to cover 20+ years in a couple of hours).

Tilda Cobham-Hervey is a very good actress and I can't wait to see her in future roles. But she didn't for a second convince me that she was Helen Reddy. Her voice, mannerisms, and the way she carries herself is nothing like the real Helen. In her defense since Helen is so well known no actress would be able to take this part and make it believable. The movie starts out slow but then finally picks up some steam about a fourth of the way into it. Big chunks of Helen's life has been cut out of the film. She goes from being an unknown, to a superstar and finally not being able to find a job and in debt due to her husband. Then the movie just ends. It's like they lost two or three reels of film. This really should have been a mini-series. Thanks to itunes for making this available in the United States. Now if you could do the same for the Olivia Newton-John biopic that would be great.