paulclaassen If ever there was a feel-good movie, this is it! Based on a true story, this film is suspenseful, dramatic and hilarious all in one, resulting in an insanely entertaining feature. Taron Egerton is brilliant as hero Eddie Edwards. He conveys emotion so well that you feel every feeling, every failure and every triumph. He is perfect as the nerd, likable hero and champion. Hugh Jackman is perfectly cast as a has-been champion who unwillingly becomes Eddie's coach. His 'Bo Derek' scene is fabulously hilarious and brilliantly acted.

GET-your-ASS-to-MARS Great film that the legend himself is surely proud of. There's really nothing not to like about it. It's funny, uplifting and a little cheesy. Eddie the man is a combination of Chesney Hawkes, Ace Ventura and Evel Knievel, and this film is an inspirational slap in the face. I love it.

robert-787-62825 I didn't have expectations when I watched this thinking about watching about Eddie the Eagle in the olympics but this is a fantastic film giving you the insight to the struggle Eddie had against the establishment shunned , humiliated and betrayed, but his determination paid off and he became the hero of the people! Watch and enjoy!

James Farmer The sets are all out time and place, as someone who the 80's first hand I know the sets are very unrealisitic. Clearly someone who was not around at the time and/or has no grasp, knowledge or understanding of the historical element, which is really sad. (TWO TRIBES BY FRANKIE WAS NOT 1986) The you guy who plays Eddie , at presumably 15 yrs (we are not told his age) took his acting and twitches from the character Liam in the Benidorm ITV series. Alas Liam plays his part for comic slapstick laughs, this kid is painfully laughable - in a BAD way. Keith Allen is his usual thesbian self, hammy acting is fine in the theatre but it does not transfer well to film. I imagine that this ridiculously hogh score for this film (7/10) is from folks who weren't around at the time and see the eighties as slapstick, comic and only good to laugh at and take pity on. A very sad film. This review is no reflection on Eddie the Eagle who was not a man to poke fun at (though he was happy to downplay himself) he was a man who represented Britsh fortitude to fight against the odds and do his best, win or lose. To mock him and the era is a pathetic way to exploit the past. 2/10 POOR.