Have
you ever wanted something so badly you’d do anything to get it? Eddie (Taron
Egerton) did. He wanted to have his moment; he wanted to show his father, his
doctors – even his teammates! – that he could be an Olympic Champion.
The Story
This
film is based on the true story of Michael ‘Eddie’ Edwards, England’s 1988
Winter Olympics Ski Jumper. The film follows the minimal, yet satisfying,
highs, as well as the mounds (pun indented) of hurdles throughout Eddie’s
journey to Olympic glory.
Adding
colourful characters with their own tainted glories, the story leaves you with
stitches in your stomach for laughing too much. It also has its tender moments
where you’re left empathising with Eddie, not to mention the breathtaking
countdown every time he buzzes down a slope.
The Cast
Taron Egerton brings a clear dedication
to the character with his full embodiment of Edwards. His facial features and
quirky characteristics bring an endearing factor to Eddie and leaves audiences
cheering and clapping every time he took a jump.
Hugh Jackman is an excellent support in this
film. Playing a non-existent character, Jackman provides an extra element of
comic relief as well as a dollop of reality for a story that’s against the odds.
Overall…it’s a family film with a great moral that rings
throughout the whole film: determination, with calculated risks, leads to
soaring above the doubt.
sL Star Rating: ★★★★★
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