Margot Robbie and Allison Janney's performance steals the show in a edgy humor style film.

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2018)

I, Tonya (4 out of 5 stars).
I, Tonya is a biographical film that has a tone like a mockumentary showing the interviews from Tonya, her mother, her ex husband Jeff, and even the tv producer played by Bobby Cannavale giving his input on the whole situation of Tonya entering the Winter Olympics on figure skating and the 1994 event attack on Nancy Kerrigan. The plot follows Tonya when she was young around 4 years old wanting to learn on being the best figure skater and her abusive mother (Allison Janney). Then, following her teen years with still training to be the best and she meets Jeff (Sebastian Stan) who soon becomes her husband and also abusive. Then, as an adult, were her and her husband are on and off every time. She enters the 1994 Olympics and her rival Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by some hired help that comes bashing her knee before the event.
What worked great with the film? Director Craig Gillespie tried to keep this film at a fast pace. It follows modern times during the interviews with these characters sharing there side of the story and perspective on what they thought of the 1994 attack and Tonya Harding. Then, it flashes to her earlier years briefly up until the 1994 event. Were she gets accused and put on trial for the attack. I will say the film moves at a brisk pace, which does not slow down or get boring. There is also some characters breaking the fourth wall barrier talking to the audience about what they thought of their side of the story.
Margot Robbie was fantastic as Tonya Harding. She grows up to be somewhat of an unlikable character, were judges criticized her for the attitude. And how she acts towards people. Also, Sebastian Stan was great as her passive aggressive husband. He is like a ticking time bomb when he gets abusive around. Allison Janney was phenomenal playing a strict, abusive, unsupportive mother.
What I did not like about the film? Bobby Cannavale's character is out of place. He plays a tv producer sharing his input on the 1994 Winter Olympics attack. And his input on Tonya Harding. His performance was decent but his perspective on the event was more of a commentator as an audience than being involved with the characters.
Overall, I, Tonya is a good biographical film. It was fast paced showing Tonya's earlier years on training to be a figure skater, some events with her on and off husband, and her mother's unsupportiveness, and her entering the Olympic championship. Film does not get carried away with the mockumentary style or wall breaking but does feel out of place with Bobby Cannavale's character. But I still recommend the film as worth watching for some incredible performances and the story of Tonya Harding.