Tonya Harding Humanized

Rating: 9/10 (14 April 2020)

Tonya Harding was one of the must stunning figure skaters in the history of the sport. I always felt sorry for her. Whatever was her part in the Nancy Kerrigan scandal, and what she knew or didn't now, the penalty of lifelong exclusion from the American Skating Association was too harsh in my eyes. She was portrayed as a witch in the media, which is clearly not a very nuanced approach. This movie shows her perspective as well as that of her former husband. The movie humanizes Tonya Harding, which is a good thing. She deserves this in my eyes. It shows her achievements, her difficult upbringing and background, her troubled marriage. But it is also funny and makes you laugh. The acting is wonderful, Margot Robbie and Allison Janney do an extraordinary job.