Dan Stevens' start into a glorious comedy career

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2020)

Like all the other reviewers here I also have to state that I am not a fan of Will Ferrell. Since the guy mainly makes movies that are best viewed after ingesting loads of alcohol, Eurovision is a pleasant exception. Ok it is the standard love story/struggle format, but very well executed in the Eurovision Song Content Context (see what I did there?). As an Eve Online player I can recognise the Icelandic accent, so it was pretty easy to spot the odd Swede, but overall it did not matter. I guess as long as everyone speaks funny it's perceived as Icelandic.
Dan Stevens is the highlight of this movie in the portrayal of a gay Russian (purely fictional as there are no gays in Russia of course). From his bio here on imdb he seems the typical classical actor, but his accent and manners were spot on. Also nice to see all the Eurovision cameos and of course the "stupid americans" who do not understand this cultural phenomenon at all. As a dutchman who did not get to go to the event in Holland this year, the movie makes up for a lot.