Monday 22 April 2019

Bad landing


Eddie the Eagle (2016)

Directed by Dexter Fletcher this film based on real events stars Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman. Dreaming of being an Olympian a man takes up ski jumping as there is no competition for qualification on a national level.

Facts go out the window in favour of a simplistic and overly sentimental piece of cheese. The story of Eddie the Eagle and what he had to go through to get into the Olympics is a really fascinating one but sadly little of it ends up on the screen here. There maybe be something of a decent message to the film but ultimately this is a disappointing execution.

2/5

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