Chokes on its own hubris

Rating: 7/10 (1 March 2018)

Yeah, this movie is punchy and Alison Janney delivers her best performance of her entire career. But I didn't think this film was anywhere near as great as others appear to. There was something really tacky and self congratulatory about the vibe that didn't sit well with me. The tongue in cheek story is offensive to both the real victim Nancy Kerrigan as well as Tonya Harding, who is given an insulting cartoonish treatment in this and a woeful Southern accent. There were a lot of faults, in particular the gross miscasting of a tall slim blank and demure Australian to play the short, stocky, fierce Tonya. You can't just put bad make up and hair on someone who is all wrong for the part and then expect the audience to think it's an Oscar worthy portrayal.