Well Done and Entertaining

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2018)

"I, Tonya" kept me entertained from the first second to the last. The acting in this film is brilliant; Alison Janney as LaVona Golden shines in one of her best roles yet. Margot Robbie is phenomenal, and Sebastian Stan pulls it off brilliantly. The movie overall is extremely well acted, even if you're not keen on the story line or Tonya Harding herself, I think most could agree the actors are well immersed in their roles.
The movie offers a different perspective on the notorious incident that happened in 1994 where Nancy Kerrigan was unfortunately assaulted by a hit man who based in her knee where she suffered severe bruising. The attack was then linked to Tonya, since it was her husband, Jeff Gilooly, who hired the hit man.. The movie explores what was going through her head at the time it all went down, as well as all of the layers that was going down that Tonya didn't even know about. In the end, it shows a fresher perspective on the issue, as well as, sees Tonya in a slightly more sympathetic light than other ways media presented her.
Aside from the incident, the movie deeply explores Tonya's past, her heated relationship with her mother and the physically abusive one she had with her now ex-husband. The film also exposes how people who didn't grow up conventional are treated in the world of figure skating, and how that put's people like Tonya at a disadvantage. It's a very griping and raw film, the dialogue, editing, and performances are all stellar; I highly recommend it.