Review of Eddie the Eagle (2016) by Azael G — 17 Feb 2017
Lots of films I watch are just too arty farty and complicated for their own good.
Sometimes you just want an escapist film that requires little thought.
Eddie The Eagle ticks all these boxes with ease providing 90 minutes or so of unadulterated fun.
The film is based on true events with smutterings of fiction added to the edges.
The 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary is the location.
The male ski-jumping event the sport with Eddie Edwards (Taron Egerton) as the semi-comedy contestant.
Director Dexter Fletcher brought similar smutterings of comedy with his 2013 film Sunshine on Leith.
Christopher Walken and Hugh Jackman provide some A list casting but Egerton is made to look extremely realistic to the real life Eddie Edwards.
Walken in a brief role as an ex ski jumping coach looks ill at ease descending to the Michael Caine level of film role.
This review of Eddie the Eagle (2016) was written by Azael G on 17 Feb 2017.
Eddie the Eagle has generally received positive reviews.
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