Terrific film!

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2020)

I, Tonya is a masterclass in film-making, directed by Australian Craig Gillespie who has obviously been heavily influenced by Martin Scorsese and superbly utilises long steadicam shots, freeze-frames, zoom close-ups, voiceover and frequent breaking of the fourth wall in a Henry Hill-type manner, not to mention perfectly selected music from the period to tell the fascinating true story of Tonya Harding who trained from the age of four in figure-skating in the '70s and rose to fame in the late '80s, early '90s but whose life and career came undone towards the mid '90s. You probably know the story already but I'm trying not to give anything away for those that don't because I hate spoilers. While the movie is laugh out loud funny at times, it is also extremely hard to watch at other times too as it deals with domestic abuse. It is certainly powerful viewing but comes highly recommended.