I, Tonya [DVD] [2017]

Australian Margot Robbie not only has had a prolific acting career in various media from Australian television soap operas and independent films to American TV dramas and motion pictures (the most important of which was Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street”), and as a producer, she has launched her own production company named LuckyChap Entertainment. She has also been involved in commercial endorsements, being the face of Calvin Klein’s “Deep Euphoria” perfume and a BladeGlider driver for Nissan electric vehicles. Her fame has been such that last year Robbie was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. After acting in various films from “Focus”, “The Legend of Tarzan” to “Suicide Squad”, Margot Robbie has finally nabbed her most important role: playing infamous Olympic ice skater Tonya Harding in Craig Gillespie’s iconoclastic biographical comedy, “I, Tonya” -- and she infuses the part with utmost skill and commitment as well as mastery in the art of acting. And the film itself is a near-masterpiece, and one of the most entertaining films of 2017.

“I, Tonya”, a portrait of infamous Olympic ice skater Tonya Harding, is one of 2017’s most entertaining films. Directed by Craig Gillespie, it is an iconoclastic biographical comedy that is a brilliant mix of mockumentary-style film clips and interviews interspersed with dramatic sequences, figure skating scenes, and humorous moments in which the actors break the fourth wall and talk to the audience. The acting is incredible. Australian Margot Robbie has finally nabbed her most important role playing Harding masterfully, but it might be Allison Janney as Harding’s sadistic, abusive mother LaVona that might be burned into your memory the most. Real-life villains this memorably heartless are rare for seasoned actors to find. I daresay one look at a photo of Janney in the part with her steely crow’s eyes staring through cycloid eyeglasses, oxygen tubes in her nose, short choppy boyish hair, and wearing a seedy old fur with a grumpy parrot perched on her shoulder, and you’ll never forget her. Beautifully scripted as well as directed, the key to the film’s success might be its editing that superbly forms a cohesive biographical portrait allowing us deep into Tonya Harding’s skin, something that might make one pause. Yet while the film is fair in portraying her flaws, it takes no cheap shots, and shows admiration for her tenacity and skill. Don’t miss this.

Recommended based on the Oscar performances and I also recall the events in history. Found the characters well portrayed in the movie and enjoyed learning more about the back story behind what led up to the events!

Well deserved Oscar for Allison Janey. I learned a lot about the case I didn't know. Who knew Tonya loved, Dove Ice Cream Bars.

A hysterical take on a story people might not entirely know. Robbie is great but Janney steals the show. Does drama and comedy very well.

Margot Robbie portrays Tonya Harding in a very realistic manner. Margot Robbie is extraordinary!!

i don't know what i was expecting in the first place but man this was good and fun to watch! nice cast followed by clips of what happened in real life

I bought this movie against my better judgement because I was bored and was only slightly curious of the content. This turned out to be one of the most hilarious movies I have seen in many years. Really a lot of laughs. Watch it with a six pack of beer and you will not regret your time spent on the foolish life of Superstar Tonya! You may even grow a sympathetic affection and respect for her tragedy in life.