I, Tonya (2017)
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
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I really did not enjoy this at all. It seemed it wanted to be a dramatic biopic but ended up more mockumentary than anything else. The individuals were portrayed as cartoonish versions that just didn't ring true for me. I thought Margot Robbie overacted all the way through and Alison Janney seemed to be going for an over the top caricature. I am baffled by the high scores in the other reviews.
I can still recall this story when it unfolded in real life, so I was delighted to see how they would capture that piece of time in a movie. I'll admit, I had a hard time looking past Margot Robble playing Tonya Harding. It's not that Tonya Harding wasn't attractive, it's that I lived in the era where we were trained to see her as "ugly" because of her actions. So watching one of the hottest stars in Hollywood play a less attractive villain was a major accomplishment. Margot Robbie pulled it off with a great performance.The movie from start to finish kept me interested and it ran in some ways like a 1st person documentary. The movie covered a lot of the backstory on Tonya and did in fact show the human side to her greed and aggressiveness.This was an awesome movie and I would encourage most to watch it. I'd advised googling Tonya Harding first a getting a little of the backstory, it adds to the spice.
As someone who remembers the actual incident this movie was based on, I have to say that the film was spot on in its reconstruction of the events. Margot Robbie is truly brilliant as Tonya. Her convincingly accurate performance is frightening to say the least. Allison Janey who plays her mother is also incredible. The film is one where you are on the edge of your seat from the very beginning - from Tonya's beginnings with her overly pushy mother to the crisis where she finds herself a criminal. Truly brilliantly done.
I knew nothing about the real events of this film bride I watched it. Very good show with all the actors putting in excellent performances.