Report Card---"I, Tonya"

Why on earth does anyone think we need to revisit the exploits of Tonya Harding in the nineties?

It was an ugly story then, and hasn't gotten any prettier with age.

I have practically nothing good to say about it.

Save your time, and save your money.

On to the scoring:   

Is it interesting?

It was interesting when it happened.  It filled up the tabloids relentlessly.  That doesn't mean we need to be reminded of it almost twenty years later.

C-.

Compelling even?

Never.

D.

It a story worth telling?

Not now.

F.

Is it good storytelling?

It wasn't even told interestingly.

D.

Is it well written?

It's probably playing fast-and-with-loose-with-the facts..

C-. 

Is it well cast? Well played?

The girl who plays Tonya Harding looks way more like Nancy Kerrigan.  Way too pretty.

Allison Janney does a nice turn as Tonya's sadistic mother.

C. 

Well shot?

I wouldn't go that far.

C.

Did the director put such a personal stamp on it so that no one else could have made it?

Any hack could've done it.

D.

How long does it take to establish the film's locale and time period?

Immediately

A.

Is it too long? Too short?

Way too long.

C-.

Is it believable? Do you care about the characters?.

No, and no.  These people are inhuman, one-dimensional slobs.

F.

Is it predictable?

If you were around then, you know it is.  If you weren't, you haven't missed anything.

C-. 

Do you think about it after you've seen it?

It was just another two hours out of my life.

F.

Is it funny?

Not at all.

F.

Would it have been worth the thirteen bucks it would have cost to see it in the movies?

Not any bucks.

F..

Is it impressive?

It was a total waste of time.

F.

Overall grade: D.

There are so many better ways to use your time.  Like sleeping..

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