Review of Eddie the Eagle (2016) by Mrmoviebuff — 30 Mar 2016

To put it short; 'Eddie the Eagle' is a cliched underdog story, but that isn't enough to say that this movie isn't worth seeing. It has inspiration, it has heart, and, like its lead characters, is warm, fuzzy and aggressively likeable.

The movie stars Taron Egerton ('Kingsman: The Secret Service') as Michael Eddie Edwards, who, since he was a young boy, wants to compete in the Olympics. As a child, he has had to have a brace attached to his left leg, which is very similar to the story of 'Forrest Gump' (1994), and as he gets older, he no longer needs them as his legs have fully formed and is able to walk without any support.

He decides that he still wants to ski in the Winter Olympics, his loving mother always tries her best to support him and give him some confidence. However, his father is very discouraging and cynical, I couldn't help but feel that the movie was trying its hardest to make him an unlikeable character, but it didn't really work. He seemed like the typical parent that has no faith in any other movie protagonist.

On the way, Eddie meets a man named Bronson Peary (Hugh Jackman), who he learns also did what he wanted to do, and they agree to help Eddie get to the best and compete in the Winter Olympics.

The movie, directed by Dexter Fletcher is absolutely a fine piece of work, the acting is well committed and the story is a good story to tell. It is, like I said above, very cliched and pretty much like any other movie out there. It plays like 'Forrest Gump' (1994), the very idea of a nobody who quickly becomes a somebody despite the fact that many may have ridiculed this character from achieving their goals.

Overall, this is a movie to watch if you like inspirational and underdog films, it's well worth your time to know who this "Eddie the Eagle" really is...