I Tonya

I, Tonya is a compelling account of a controversial story

By: Jennifer Russell With the 2018 Winter Olympics now underway, there is no greater time to watch the movie I, Tonya and learn about the former (controversial) Olympic athlete, Tonya Harding. The film itself deserves a gold medal for its successful combination of comedy and drama.      I, Tonya is based on the life of US figure skater Tonya Harding and the attack on her competitor, Nancy Kerrigan, prior to the 1994 Olympics. Writer Steven Rogers and director Craig Gillespie took an artistic and entertaining approach to telling Harding’s story. The movie constantly flips back and forth from a…

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