The Eagle has landed! What an inspiring movie based on a true story, It really lifted me, and came with a great cast followed by a great picture. I didn't know wolverine could ski? Taron egerton ( Eddie The Eagle) such a good actor, played his character great, and loved the face reactions.. I'm sure he'll go far in his acting career, and hope to see him in more films in the near future XD

I watched the actual Eddie the Eagle as a young teenager and appreciated Eddie's passion, if not his sporting prowess. Whilst the film is not altogether accurate (Hugh Jackman's character is fictional), it is still inspirational and a strong message for all the underdogs out there - its not winning that counts, it is the taking part and its also the courage to continue when everybody else puts you down. Uplifting film, literally.

THIS MOVIE IS A DELIGHT FROM START TO FINISH!!!!!!!! I loooooove this movie. Such a fun, uplifting, underdog story in the Rudy vein. And Hugh Jackman is amazing as his reluctant trainer. Bummed I missed this in theaters, it's definitely in my top 5 right now for the year with The Nice Guys, The Jungle Book, Sing Street annnnnd....hmm.....Hunt for the Wilderpeople? I need to revisit what I've seen this year so far. Will update this after a goog. UPDATE: I totally forgot about Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Everybody Wants Some!! and Popstar....Hmmm...I'm thinking Wilderpeople gets dropped and either Popstar or WTF slides in. Might need to rewatch to make a final judgement call. UPDATE: This review was written July 5th when I first watched it. Still think those faves stand. Has anything topped it in the past month? I don't think so.)

I remember watching the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Games and remember with a passion Eddie the Eagle and wishing and hoping that he would do well even here in Australia you had people going for you wishing him the best,great performances by Taron and Hugh..

I was aware of the real Eddie the Eagle and I had a lot more respect for him **before** I had seen this film. A complete snore fest, with too many purely fictional story elements, replacing real circumstances, which actually might have been interesting. What remains is nothing individual or creative, just the usual generic Hollywood product.