Margot Robbie in "I, Tonya," compared to the real Tonya Harding at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics after her boot lace failure.
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"I, Tonya" is a new dark comedy movie that tells the real-life story of the Tonya Harding controversy, where the figure skater was involved in a plot to hurt her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics.
The movie, at its root, is deeply problematic. But the filmmakers deserve credit for the casting. Margot Robbie does a compelling job in her performance as Harding while the rest of the actors bumble around as comic relief.
Here's how the actors in the movie stack up to the people in the real-life drama.
Margot Robbie plays Tonya Harding, the disadvantaged but persistent ice skater caught in the middle of the drama.
Margot Robbie in "I, Tonya."
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The movie gets the costumes right. Here's the real-life Harding right after she became the first American woman to perform a successful triple axel in a competition.
Harding at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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Sebastian Stan plays Jeff Gillooly, Harding's ex-husband who hired someone to break Nancy Kerrigan's leg.
Sebastian Stan in "I, Tonya."
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Here's Gillooly entering the FBI headquarters in 1994. The movie got his moustache right.
Jeff Gillooly with his attorney, going to meet with investigators.
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Paul Walter Hauser has a breakout role as Shawn Eckhardt, Harding's bumbling bodyguard.
Paul Walter Hauser as Shawn Eckhardt.
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Eckhardt worked hard to distance himself from the attack after the scandal passed, changing his name to Brian Sean Griffith. Here he is in an interview with Diane Sawyer in 1994 on ABC.