Yo, Tonya

Un estudio de carácter biográfico con personajes bien desarrollados, interesante por el contraste de la naturaleza paleta de la protagonista y el elegante mundo del patinaje artístico, que es para ella todo. El mundo del que proviene y el grupo en el que se mueve (y que ella misma ha elegido) genera un drama emocionante como si fuera de género. Y sin que la vida estuviera en juego. Excelentes actores y actuaciones deportivas rodadas de manera muy cautivadora. (04.03.2018)

Podría debatir con el contenido del distribuidor de que se trata de una comedia negra. Desde mi punto de vista, se trata simplemente de un drama negro que me entristece profundamente y que el periodista comentarista describió de la mejor manera: "dos idiotas son los responsables de todo en esta historia, donde todos son idiotas". Toda la historia es deprimente desde el principio, no sabemos exactamente y probablemente nunca sabremos cómo sucedieron realmente las cosas, quiénes son los culpables, sin embargo, si Tonya Harding vivió su infancia, adolescencia y relación con su esposo al menos la mitad de como se muestra en la película, no se puede sorprender (pero no se puede excusar) si estuvo activamente involucrada en el ataque a Nancy Kerrigan. Después de ver la película, vi un breve video que los periodistas filmaron poco después del ataque y mi corazón se apretó, el dolor, la impotencia y la desesperación que emana de Kerrigan son insoportables y aplastantes. Margot Robbie actúa de manera excepcional, tiene un gran futuro por delante, ya que recibe oportunidades actuales diversas. Bueno, y si queremos y definitivamente podemos debatir sobre las nominaciones a los premios Oscar, en el caso de la categoría de actriz secundaria no hay margen para el debate: Allison Janney es repugnantemente magnífica y magníficamente repugnante. Apostaría fácilmente diez mil coronas checas a que ganará el Oscar, aunque creo que la cuota será tan baja que ni siquiera vale la pena. (24.02.2018)

The true face of America. I, Tonya skates along the borders between drama and comedy, but there is more truth in her story than it seems at first glance. A comedy about simple rednecks slips into a cruel family drama at unexpected moments and works with truth as it suits (parrot on the coat, shooting at the husband). The acting is super in all cases (particularly the mom is priceless), but Margot is plain fantastic and I think she deserves an Oscar. The American Dream inside out. I think that you really should kill yourself. (04.03.2018)

Every year you think there cannot be another Olympic story you don’t know yet and still the creators always dig up something new. However, the figure skater Tonya Harding did not have a life story that one should brag about. On the other hand, it is so unbelievable that it would be a shame if we didn’t learn more about it. The film was lucky as it got creators who filmed it truly authentically. For example, you will not recognize Margot Robbie at all. She turned from a pretty actress into an American small-town bitch who loves figure skating and everything else bothers her. The fact that her husband beats her here and there won’t stop her from being famous one day, right? However, the human stupidity can stop her, and I have to say that I wouldn’t be able to invent a more interesting story of an Olympic athlete. The second half of the movie was truly unbelievable. I was just bating my breath while watching how far a person can go. (21.01.2018)

Quite an interesting story of Tonya Harding, and the only reason I watched the film is because I like sports dramas where the underdog kicks everyone’s asses. The opening met my expectations and I wanted to praise the excellent Tilda Swinton as the mother, but now I realise it was actually Allison Janney, well never mind she was perfect and to remove her after half an hour is a reprehensible mistake. That's like someone removing J.K. Simmons from Whiplash, without him the film definitely wouldn't have gotten the recognition it has now. As for Tonya herself, unfortunately there's not much skating, the rivalry is mostly nonexistent and she performs the same tricks over and over. The film focuses more on her personal life and her relationship with her husband, which at times was reminiscent of The War of the Roses, but I wasn't really interested in that. Pros: Margot Robbie and Allison Janney both solid, an interesting story. Cons: slow pace, humour only in the first 30 minutes then absent, lack of skating and o an intense finale like in Borg vs. McEnroe, for example. 6/10. (23.02.2021)