Talk:Meryl Streep/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 18:53, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

I should have this to you by tomorrow at the latest JAG  UAR   18:53, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Initial comments

 * "she is widely regarded as one of the greatest film actors of all time" - is this meant to read 'actresses'? Or is she regarded as one of the greatest out of both male and female actors?
 * Yes, plus to be politically correct..♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:11, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
 * ... and to (maybe) comply with MOS:GNL. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:21, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Oof. It's not like me to suggest anything politically correct - please change it to anything you like JAG  UAR   18:29, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


 * "Streep has received 29 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight, more nominations and more competitive (non-honorary) wins than any other actor (male or female) in history" - this sentence is a bit choppy. I would re-structure this into something like Streep has also received 29 Golden Globe nominations, out of which she won eight. She also received more nominations and more competitive (non-honorary) wins than any other actor (male or female) in history
 * that would repeat "also" though, I've altered slightly.


 * "at times when she needed later needed an injection of confidence" - too many "needed"s
 * fixed.


 * "Author Karina Longworth described her as a "gawky kid with glasses and frizzy hair", yet notes that she liked to show off" - noted
 * done.


 * "in which Streep is ordered by an SS guard at Auschwitz" - just for the reader's sake, I would link Schutzstaffel to SS for more accessibility
 * done


 * "harder-to-grasp emotions".[16]Among several notable acting awards" - space after citation
 * done


 * "The year 1983 saw Streep play her first real-life character" - minor, but would it sound better as "non-fiction" character?
 * done


 * "Streep "never seemed to play herself", and certain critics felt her technical finesse led people to see her acting" - should 'see' be italicised if it is not quoted here?
 * reworded.


 * "and Streep was nominated for a Irish Film and Television Best Actress Award" - this does not have a citation
 * I can't find a source, ?♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
 * IMDB is about the only one with a decent listing for this. We hope (talk) 14:56, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


 * "a real-life New Yorker who found passion and enlightenment teaching violin to inner-city kids in East Harlem, in the music drama Music of the Heart" - slight repetition in this sentence. I would replace the "in East Harlem" to of East Harlem
 * done.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


 * "Streep replaced singer Madonna" - link Madonna!
 * done.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


 * "Streep entered the 2000s with an uncredited voice cameo in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence, a science fiction film about a childlike android, played by Haley Joel Osment, uniquely programmed with the ability to love, voicing the Blue Fairy" - a bit choppy. How about Streep entered the 2000s with an uncredited voice cameo as the Blue Fairy in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence, a science fiction film about a childlike android that is uniquely programmed with the ability to love? Or something similar to that
 * Shortened.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


 * "much-delayed feature drama Dark Matter (2007)" - if the film was released in 2008 why is 2007 in brackets?
 * removed.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)


 * "Streep labeled Walt Disney (d. 1966)" - is there any need for his death date here?
 * removed.


 * The last paragraph in the Other work section is not in chronological order
 * moved up.

On hold
That's all of the initial prose issues I could find, but overall this article is well researched and well written. I did spot a few choppy sentences here and there and I thought some parts of the lead are a bit "list-y" but that's in the FA league! I'll leave this on hold if you still want to ask more people to look at this. I personally thought that Streep's portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady was incredible and couldn't have been done better by anyone else! JAG UAR   13:14, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Cheers, all answered I think. Well, I think I'll open a peer review at a later date, they can all comment then rather than now. I will ask SchroCat though to give it a read and edit. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:37, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks everyone for all the extra work put into this. This article now meets the GA criteria. I wish you luck for bringing this important article up to FA, in the future of course! JAG  UAR   18:30, 3 July 2015 (UTC)