'Eddie the Eagle' - Film Review
What happens when a Cynical Cinephile isn't cynical enough? Or when the other is unreasonably so? Dexter Fletcher's Eddie the Eagle was the film that raised these questions. Evie is a fan; Mia a sceptic. Let's get ready to rumble - ding, ding, ding! Mia: I found the main issue with the movie to be the predictability of the narrative. It ticked every box in the checklist for a 'formulaic underdog story'; a poor man's Cool Runnings. Evie: Woah, woah! Was the plot formulaic? Yes, there's no denying. Did it make the pay-off any less rewarding? Not in the slightest. The film's uplifting climax was fist-pump worthy as Eddie was (SPOILER ALERT) carried home a hero on the shoulders of those who helped him achieve his dreams. Mia: Less uplifting, more embarrassing. Just before completing the deadly 90 metre slope, there is a painfully long sequence in which Eddie hears the voices of all of the naysayers in his career come flooding back; 'you'll nev...