Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney
Storyline
Competitive ice skater
Cast: Margot Robbie -
Tonya Harding
Sebastian Stan -
Jeff Gillooly
Allison Janney -
LaVona Golden
Bobby Cannavale -
Hard Copy Producer
Mckenna Grace -
Young Tonya Harding
Caitlin Carver -
Nancy Kerrigan
Bojana Novakovic -
Dody Teachman
Julianne Nicholson -
Diane Rawlinson
Joshua Mikel -
Heckling Spectator
Robin Dyke -
Olympic Judge
Catherine Dyer -
CBS Reporter
Paul Walter Hauser -
Shawn Eckhardt
Evan George Vourazeris -
Diner Parton
Heather Williams -
Australian Reporter
Renah Gallagher -
Press Reporter
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 3 Jan 2017
Filming Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Rating: 8/10
Tonight I went to the opening night film at the Philadelphia Film
Festival and it turned out to be "I, Tonya". I wasn't particularly
thrilled about this, as I really didn't care much about seeing a biopic
about Tonya Harding. In hindsight, I am glad I saw it as the film was
exceptionally well directed and the acting was occasionally brilliant.
In particular, Australian actress Margot Robbie was simply amazing as
Harding—turning in the sort of performance that could mean an Oscar
nomination. Likewise, Allison Janney was amazing as well…playing
Tonya's incredibly despicable mother. You really have to respect the
great job both of them did in the film…as well as Robbie's learning to
skate well in order to make this movie.
The film is about the life of Tonya Harding….yes, THAT Tonya
Harding…the one who gained infamy for her part in the attack on rival
ice skater Nancy Kerrigan back in 1994. My daughter was only a small
child at the time of the attack and I told her nothing about Harding
because I wanted to see her perspective on the story. Both of us left
very impressed. However, I must put in a warning about the film. It is
very violent….filled with intense and very realistic domestic
violence…among the most realistic I have ever seen. With my background
as a psychotherapist, this churned up a lot of memories for me and the
film often had me in tears. If you have been a victim of domestic
violence, then I strongly urge you to think twice before you see the
picture…or at least see it with someone you love. Seeing Tonya being
slugged, slapped and even shot was tough to watch. Interestingly, often
the audience responded by laughing…an inappropriate but thoroughly
understandable coping mechanism for such ugliness.
Does the film excuse Harding's behaviors or paint her out to be a
victim? Not really…and if it had, the film would have been a waste of
time. What it does do is help you at least understand who she was and
why she did what she did…as she was more than just an intense
competitor who didn't come forward when she learned her husband and his
friend had physically assaulted Tonya's competitor, Nancy Kerrigan.
Overall, a fascinating look back to one of the most celebrated news
stories of the 1990s….one that folks who are old fogies, like me, well
remember!
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