A self-aware gem

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2018)

There were times that I wondered how much of "I, Tonya" were true . . . but it never really bothered me because it's just wildly entertaining. A uniformly excellent cast, irresistible soundtrack and winking sense of humor turn what could've been a standard biopic into a raucous tragedy (not even the fourth-wall breaks get old).
You wouldn't know that Tonya Harding's been buried in the tabloid past to look at Margot Robbie's savage performance (same can be said for Allison Janney). There's plenty of screentime devoted to "the incident", but the filmmakers come from behind with a sympathetic portrayal of Harding herself. A total curveball move.
This was a rental I had to see twice before returning. It's sad, tense, even hysterical, and I loved every minute.