Thoughts on the movie 'I, Tonya' and getting too into character as a princess...

A complete 180 from 'Lars and the Real Girl,' this is a movie full of rage with almost no heartwarming scenes. The range is incredible.

Almost everyone who appears in this is a complete scumbag. Tonya's coach is about the only one who actually tried to do things right.

Perhaps having gained more capabilities since 'Lars and the Real Girl,' the director uses sharp camerawork, unreliable narrators, pop music, and breaking the fourth wall by talking to the camera. The direction seems to reflect Tonya's energy.
It felt like I was watching a Scorsese film. It was like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' for the first half, and 'Raging Bull' by the end!

Margot Robbie's performance as Tonya Harding is just staggering. As expected of someone who went toe-to-toe with Jordan Belfort and made a name for herself as Harley Quinn, she has a different look in her eyes (hey now).
Of course, it's a given that they used CGI and stunts, but she performed the intense skating scenes brilliantly. How did she not win an Academy Award for this?

Also, that mother of hers is unbelievable. She's not just toxic; she's lethal. And a massive chain-smoker. When she first brought Tonya to the skating rink, she was puffing away in a non-smoking area with other kids around—what an idiot! Well, maybe that's why she's on oxygen in her later years.
There was a father too, but he ran off and left Tonya behind. Come to think of it, the father used to go hunting with Tonya.
Oh, there were almost no scenes where the mother and father appeared on screen together!
Allison Janney did a brilliant job of becoming that terrifying mother and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was well-deserved.

The ex-husband and his entourage of bodyguards are all scumbags in everything they say and do. Especially the bodyguard. Learn some restraint, you jerk! And the ex-husband is just as bad; even if his testimony were all true, I still couldn't defend him!

The ending, where she's being beaten to a pulp while saying, 'This is my truth!'
It was all so terrible, but after coming full circle, I even felt a sense of beauty in it.

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Getting too into character as a princess...

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