Very Sympathetic Portrayal of the Tanya Harding Scandal

Rating: 6/10 (22 February 2018)

I am not really into biopics unless like Darkest Hour they are about significant historical events. This glib drama doesn't really qualify on that basis but it is slick and well made and based on the numerous and sometimes surprising events it portrays it had me googling it's accuracy which seems to be pretty high. Tonya is most definitely written/played sympathetically by the beautiful Margot Robbie. (Spoilers) Actually both Tonya and her one-time hubby Jeff Gillooly come off as very sympathetic characters, even given Jeff's well documented (and portrayed here) spousal abuse. The real villains are Tonya's mom (an absolutely horrible person here) and the self-described "body-guard" who set up the whole knee bashing incident. Really, after watching this how could you not have some admiration for a girl dealt so very many setbacks in her life yet still able to pierce the very top echelon of global women's figure skating aka the Barbie Doll club.