I, Tonya (2017)
Country: GB/US/QATAR
Technical: col/2.39:1 120m
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser
Synopsis:
The story of trailer trash figure skating champion, Tonya Harding, and how she survived a mother from hell, an abusive husband and the prejudice of the skating community.
Review:
Poised adroitly between self-aware 'so unbelievable it has to be true' satire and genuine empathy for its victim, who all but represents the triumph of the human spirit, this gripping film may outstay its welcome fractionally, but is fabulously acted and is rather like what you would get if Christopher Guest and friends chose to do drama instead of comedy.
Country: GB/US/QATAR
Technical: col/2.39:1 120m
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser
Synopsis:
The story of trailer trash figure skating champion, Tonya Harding, and how she survived a mother from hell, an abusive husband and the prejudice of the skating community.
Review:
Poised adroitly between self-aware 'so unbelievable it has to be true' satire and genuine empathy for its victim, who all but represents the triumph of the human spirit, this gripping film may outstay its welcome fractionally, but is fabulously acted and is rather like what you would get if Christopher Guest and friends chose to do drama instead of comedy.
Country: GB/US/QATAR
Technical: col/2.39:1 120m
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser
Synopsis:
The story of trailer trash figure skating champion, Tonya Harding, and how she survived a mother from hell, an abusive husband and the prejudice of the skating community.
Review:
Poised adroitly between self-aware 'so unbelievable it has to be true' satire and genuine empathy for its victim, who all but represents the triumph of the human spirit, this gripping film may outstay its welcome fractionally, but is fabulously acted and is rather like what you would get if Christopher Guest and friends chose to do drama instead of comedy.