Eddie the Eagle (2016)

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Don't listen to the negative reviews

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

They don't get any better than this! This docu-film was as close to perfect as they come. Taron Egerton nailed his character as did Hugh Jackman and for that matter, the entire cast. The whole production - from directing, cinematography, writing, editing and even the score were all on point. A fun, inspirational, heartwarming and entertaining film for all ages, and a great tribute to Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards. A well deserved 9/10 from me.

I didn't think, nor did I expect that this movie would be an 8/10. I could feel the adrenaline, anxiety and absolute awe, streamlining throughout my entire body as Eddie made his ascendance to the 90M mark. Misty-eyed as Eddie made his number one supporter, his favorite cheerleader and the first lady of his life prouder than words could contain, and proving his father right, not wrong, because he always believed in his son, behind the fear and macho persona, Eddie's father, hoped for the best, for his son."I'm not deluded. I know there are plenty of other athletes more deserving in publicity than me.I would like to apologize if my silly antics have cast a shadow over their achievements". Such a moment of growth, maturity and understanding makes you vouch for him more.Eddie and Peary's disagreement was equally understandable. Eddie showed Peary what his worth was, and Peary wanted the chance to show it back to Eddie, but, at the same time, Eddie has spent his entire life for this moment. His goal was never to win, his goal was to achieve, and he did.This movie is not about being the winner, it's about winning. Not about the triumph, but the struggle. Not about success, but rather, not quitting.I don't know about Eddie as a person himself, but, this movie painted his story in the most uplifting of ways. Taron Egerton was more than sufficient for this role, and though there were points I felt he could've really done better, there were also quite a few other moments where, he just did it right, with some excellent help from Dexter Fletcher and Matthew Margeson.A story of determination, belief, hope, support and introspection, Eddie the Eagle took the "y" out of Sky and replaced it with himself, "i", so he could fly ski high.

(Originally reviewed: 24/02/2017) A story that may have its clichés but also one that is consistently funny, spirited and well-paced. Eddie is played by Taron Edgerton who is very good and rather goofy in the role but also likable which is rather important; his eventual coach Bronson Peary is played by Hugh Jackman; a very good actor who gives a solid performance with a lot of adequate one liners and a scene where he does a huge ski jump with a cigarette in his mouth was extremely amusing. The supporting cast are pretty good and the script from Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton has more jokes that hit than jokes that don't; the picture also boasts skilfully crafted ski jumping sequences which are well directed by Dexter Fletcher.The Dialogue is usually funny but a few lines bothered me, like "You better get your nerves under control, or you'll be jumping in a nappy", this didn't work for me; I also didn't like a cliché where the other Ski jumpers, aka the bullies trick the good natured character into messing up; this time it involved alcohol and the outcome of that situation can be predicted a mile away. Other than that I really enjoyed Eddie the Eagle; I think it's well made, a lot of fun, and a film that has plenty of wit, charm, stylish jump sequences and a fairly good, if predictable plot; All in all it's a very entertaining romp.

Wow. Just wow. I can not believe that a movie about ski jumping could be that entertaining. Hugh Jackman is pretty much a fun loving Wolverine in this and he is having all kinds of fun. Before becoming an actor Hugh Jackman was a gym teacher, maybe that's why he is more animated than usual. Anyway, the guy from Kingsman's Secret Service is in this, Taron Egerton and he does an outstanding job. Pretty much proving himself not to be a one hit wonder. Anyway, the film is based of the true story of an underdog who has to work for it and his coach who a natural talent who didn't work for it and burned out early. This isn't just a feel good film, it has tons of layers and laughs. This film is one of those rare film you walk away a different person after watching it. I almost feel like watching it again and I literally just watched it last night, it is that good.