Will Ferrells love letter to the Eurovision

Rating: 7/10 (30 June 2020)

I was very positively surprised by the movie. I thought, knowing Ferrell it would have been more of a parody of the eurovision contest, than what it really was. It felt so warm, and with so many positive emotions towards the contest. It was funny, but without mocking either the islandic community, or as said the eurovision. I'm European, not super-fan of eurovision, but very much aware of the contest. And it felt so accurate. Very good fun flick, pacing is good, entertainment value is great, comedy is good as well, never really a dull moment. It did what it set out to - entertain the people, without making a masterpiece of movie art, in any sense. You can of course criticize the movie for a lot of stuff, namely the dull plot, and the fact it isn't very original. But i'm choosing to grade this movie, for the intentions that the filmmakers had, and for what its worth, the movie succeeds. 7/10