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I, Tonya

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I'm just going to start off this review by saying I have very mixed feelings regarding this movie. Technically speaking, I thought it was very captivating, using film styles similar to Black Swan for the competition scenes. The costumes and makeup were very on point and the music was also fun and engaging for the audience. However, I wish we could have heard more of the type of music the skaters actually performed to. Despite that, overall I'd say this movie was visually appealing and gives a small, yet accurate taste of what the skating world once was. Some of you may know that once upon a time I too was once a competitive figure skater. I was very familiar with the famous Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan scandal since I was a kid. Many skaters grew up automatically hating on Tonya without even taking a glance at her background as a professional skater. So when I saw the first previews for this movie, I was incredibly intrigued. Before I say anything more about this mov