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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