Through black humor and drama a brilliant portrait of a controversial figure

Rating: 8/10 (14 March 2018)

Published in an exemplary way by an extraordinary trailer, "I, Tonya" immediately aroused in me high expectations and hopes.
As extraordinary as it may be, the trailer makes the film look like something that turns out not to be, of course for those like me who were not aware of the true story from which it is taken.
So my expectations were met but only partially, just because I expected a different film, not better or even worse, just different.
Honestly this is a great movie, but a slight bitterness in my mouth remained anyway.
Surely it is a truly remarkable film, above all thanks to his screenplay which, between unbridled irony, a bit of black humor and a lot of freshness proves to be sharp and brilliant, just like a story of this kind deserves to be told.
Very good also the direction very clear and fluid (beautiful the sequences on the ice), a direct and cynical directing that, between a breakup of the fourth wall and the other, literally conquered me.
Very good the female performers, Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, and if the first has finally received a role that could allow her to show her great talent, until now held a bit 'in the shade, the second has finally received, after a long career between TV and cinema, her first Oscar thanks to a role in which she perfectly identified himself.
The film is also supported by a pressing and atmospheric soundtrack that ranges from great classics of the 90s, the decade in which the film takes place, as evidenced by the costumes in perfect harmony with the spirit of the film.
Unfortunately, in the central part it undergoes some braking with regard to the rhythm which, slowing down, weighs down the rest a little bit, also considering the duration of two hours.