Biopic ‘I, Tonya’ and Margot Robbie are highlights of the movie year
Who would have ever imagined Tonya Harding as the subject of a great movie? Tonya Harding, who is remembered, if at all, as a national joke; whose real achievements as a figure skater are completely forgotten, and who was at the center of a scandal that was even more ridiculous than it was shocking. How could a movie about her be anything but a cold-blooded farce, or the equivalent of one of those tabloid shows that you accidentally stumble onto on a Saturday afternoon, and then wonder what’s wrong with your life that you keep watching?
“I, Tonya” is a movie that will transform how you feel about Tonya Harding without necessarily altering your opinion of her. That’s a significant distinction.