Review of Eddie the Eagle (2016) by Kalamár G — 02 Sep 2016

Great feel good film. The surprise film of the year?

This review of Eddie the Eagle (2016) was written by Kalamár G on 02 Sep 2016.

Eddie the Eagle has generally received positive reviews.

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 23 Oct 2017

I didn't warm to Egerton at all in Kingsman but -- perhaps egged on by the starry company -- he's excellent here, delivering an Eddie who is…

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