{"id":13919,"date":"2018-02-18T23:48:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T23:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=13919"},"modified":"2018-02-18T23:48:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T23:48:52","slug":"review-i-tonya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/film-tv\/review-i-tonya\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: I, Tonya"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone thinks they know what happened when figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked and injured right before the 1994 Olympics.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turns out, not even the people involved really knew what was going on, least of all volatile opponent Tonya Harding. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supposedly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffirony-free, wildly contradictory&#8217; interviews conducted by director Craig Gillespie, <em>I, Tonya<\/em> is a darkly humorous biopic that just keeps throwing punches. Literally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The glitz and sparkle of both the ice skating world and first love are increasingly overshadowed by dark obsession and piercing satire. And I defy anyone to leave the theatre without feeling totally consumed by this film. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Margot Robbie is a wonder, almost unrecognisable she disappears so totally into her role. 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