Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 26, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
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Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJun 25, 2020
If it all feels like less than the sum of all that wig glue and flop sweat and silver lamé — and far short of Ferrell's best — it's also still the kind of movie that frankly, the lowered expectations of These Times are made for: Not a new song or even a very good one, but somehow still enough to hum along. Read full review
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New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJun 24, 2020
Eurovision gives us an inspired and hilarious match between subject and stars, all driven by melodrama: The glorious, over-the-top theatricality of the song contest makes an ideal stage for Ferrell’s brand of high-highs and low-lows. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJun 25, 2020
A terribly funny sendup of the show that famously gave us “Waterloo” by ABBA in 1974, and now gives us a year’s supply of crazy. The Netflix film is the most enjoyable music industry parody since Christopher Guest’s folk satire “A Mighty Wind.” Read full review
75
Original-CinKaren GordonJul 2, 2020
Bolstered by actors with serious chops, and a secondary cast of seriously talented singers — including some with Eurovision contest experience — the Netflix movie is sweetly affectionate. But your enjoyment will likely be directly proportional to how you feel about Ferrell and his familiar man-boy character. Read full review
90
PolygonKaren HanJun 27, 2020
Director David Dobkin doesn’t land every single beat, but he taps into that well of carefree exultation so potently that the movie’s stumbles hardly register. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJun 26, 2020
Sweetly goofy and joyous. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerJun 25, 2020
That’s always been a part of Ferrell’s work — his understanding of American mediocrity, and his delight in poking at its oblivious limitations. Eurovision both softens and expands his worldview, allowing him to indulge some small-town-dreamer pathos without getting into hokey Americana. If he’s playing the hits, he’s starting to interpret them with style. Read full review
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The Associated PressLindsey BahrJun 25, 2020
It’s often hard to see comedies for what they are, or what they might be, on first viewing. But “Eurovision” is that rare film that strikes the right chord from the start. And, weirdly, it might even spark some interest in the actual show. Read full review
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The AtlanticDavid SimsJun 27, 2020
This is a comedy that knows how to make fun and have fun. Read full review
75
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezJun 24, 2020
It’s McAdams’ believability, even tangibly intense commitment to this absurd role, that really sells Dobkins’ winning film and makes it sing sonorously, warts and all. Read full review
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UproxxVince ManciniJun 25, 2020
The strength of Eurovision is that it’s well-written enough that it might work even if it was neither a Will Ferrell vehicle nor a comedy, which isn’t normally true of Ferrell vehicles. Read full review
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Vanity FairRichard LawsonJun 24, 2020
Eurovision has its clunky stretches—Ferrell’s script, written with Andrew Steele, could be a little tighter, a little sharper, and still keep its rambling appeal—but the film is routinely rescued by a deftly staged music number or an invigoratingly off-color joke. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredAsher LubertoJul 6, 2020
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga is bursting with wit, warmth and laughs, and is well worth a watch on Netflix. Read full review
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