Remember when Silver Linings Playbook came out and Jenifer Lawrence got an Oscar for basically playing herself and Bradley Cooper was mugged off by The Academy, even though he played this wonderfully weird character that was so subtly insane it proved that Bradley Cooper is basically East Coast Leo???
Well, what happened with I,Tonya is not quite the same, in fact its worse! Margot Robbie DIDN’T win the Oscar (Did she deserve it more than the others? I can’t even begin to get into that) and Sebastian Stan wasn’t even nominated. WHAT??? (Did he deserve it more than the others? I will get into that below)
I feel like Sam Rockwell totally deserved his win, simply because it was his time. His performances are always Oscar worthy in my opinion but take him out of the equation and Sebastian Stan should have at least been nominated. What he did with that character was masterful, understated and borderline genius; bringing his voice up an octave to that awful nasal twang, adopting a slightly bouncy walk and portraying a domestically violent sociopath, so convincingly, he made my skin want to leave my body while simultaneously making me laugh out loud. That’s not easy. One or the other yes, but that sort of odd ball cocktail of character traits is hard to nail and nail it he did.
I have an issue with the supporting actor category EVERY YEAR. The Aaron Taylor Johnson thing will always be simmering away in my brain. What a travesty.
Anyway, apart from the above rant, I don’t have anything negative to say about the movie itself. I loved it. It was entertaining and original and brimming with clever writing, witty narration and Allison Janney with that bird just topped it off, delightfully. Give the woman an Oscar! Oh, that’s right, they already did.
I’Tonya is a 2017 American biographical film directed by Craig Gillespie which charts the life of ex Olympic figure skater, Tonya Harding and her involvement in the assault of her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
The screenplay was written by Steven Rogers, who is largely known for soppy love stories and dipping his toe into the ensemble comedy world a couple of years ago but he has proved with I,Tonya, that he has a biting wit with a sarcastically dark twist that really gives this tired old story a fresh edge for a new audience.
I say tired old story because it’s such a huge part of American popular culture that it’s basically a punchline. Tonya Harding is a punchline. She even says so in the movie but now thanks to this film, a new generation will get to see the whole ridiculous story, in all its hilarious glory.
The documentary style and the fourth wall breaking narration makes it quirky and fun while still being as close to the truth as possible – we get the facts but are entertained in the process. Everyone involved gave brilliant performances, true to the real life person they were portraying. Paul Walter Hauser isn’t given enough praise for anything he does and this is a perfect example.
There’s something for everyone in this film, unless you are offended by the C word and also I’m not sure how the graphically depicted domestic violence, that depending on what head space you’re watching from is essentially made light of, will go down with some people, although no negative backlash has appeared so far so maybe we’ll just ignore that one.
The time period is an off key movie makers blessing, in that it’s on the cusp of a new decade, so no one really knows what they are supposed to wear or own or say etc. It’s a hectic mess of scrunchies and rouge, neons and velvet, dirty pink carpets and dark wood furniture that makes for a heady mess, which works surprisingly well when it comes to set design, costume and make up. It’s a nostalgic treat for us early 80’s babies who don’t technically belong to any particular generation.
The soundtrack also deserves a mention for being super cool. Ranging from Violent Femmes to Doris Day and Cliff Richard to ZZ Top. Like I said, there’s something for everyone.
Go and see it while you still can – take a break from the blockbusters for a minute and indulge in some bare bones storytelling.
Well, what happened with I,Tonya is not quite the same, in fact its worse! Margot Robbie DIDN’T win the Oscar (Did she deserve it more than the others? I can’t even begin to get into that) and Sebastian Stan wasn’t even nominated. WHAT??? (Did he deserve it more than the others? I will get into that below)
I feel like Sam Rockwell totally deserved his win, simply because it was his time. His performances are always Oscar worthy in my opinion but take him out of the equation and Sebastian Stan should have at least been nominated. What he did with that character was masterful, understated and borderline genius; bringing his voice up an octave to that awful nasal twang, adopting a slightly bouncy walk and portraying a domestically violent sociopath, so convincingly, he made my skin want to leave my body while simultaneously making me laugh out loud. That’s not easy. One or the other yes, but that sort of odd ball cocktail of character traits is hard to nail and nail it he did.
I have an issue with the supporting actor category EVERY YEAR. The Aaron Taylor Johnson thing will always be simmering away in my brain. What a travesty.
Anyway, apart from the above rant, I don’t have anything negative to say about the movie itself. I loved it. It was entertaining and original and brimming with clever writing, witty narration and Allison Janney with that bird just topped it off, delightfully. Give the woman an Oscar! Oh, that’s right, they already did.
I’Tonya is a 2017 American biographical film directed by Craig Gillespie which charts the life of ex Olympic figure skater, Tonya Harding and her involvement in the assault of her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
The screenplay was written by Steven Rogers, who is largely known for soppy love stories and dipping his toe into the ensemble comedy world a couple of years ago but he has proved with I,Tonya, that he has a biting wit with a sarcastically dark twist that really gives this tired old story a fresh edge for a new audience.
I say tired old story because it’s such a huge part of American popular culture that it’s basically a punchline. Tonya Harding is a punchline. She even says so in the movie but now thanks to this film, a new generation will get to see the whole ridiculous story, in all its hilarious glory.
The documentary style and the fourth wall breaking narration makes it quirky and fun while still being as close to the truth as possible – we get the facts but are entertained in the process. Everyone involved gave brilliant performances, true to the real life person they were portraying. Paul Walter Hauser isn’t given enough praise for anything he does and this is a perfect example.
There’s something for everyone in this film, unless you are offended by the C word and also I’m not sure how the graphically depicted domestic violence, that depending on what head space you’re watching from is essentially made light of, will go down with some people, although no negative backlash has appeared so far so maybe we’ll just ignore that one.
The time period is an off key movie makers blessing, in that it’s on the cusp of a new decade, so no one really knows what they are supposed to wear or own or say etc. It’s a hectic mess of scrunchies and rouge, neons and velvet, dirty pink carpets and dark wood furniture that makes for a heady mess, which works surprisingly well when it comes to set design, costume and make up. It’s a nostalgic treat for us early 80’s babies who don’t technically belong to any particular generation.
The soundtrack also deserves a mention for being super cool. Ranging from Violent Femmes to Doris Day and Cliff Richard to ZZ Top. Like I said, there’s something for everyone.
Go and see it while you still can – take a break from the blockbusters for a minute and indulge in some bare bones storytelling.