Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Watch: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

PG-13

6/26/20202h 3m

Digital Release (US)

~ Nobody wins solo ~

Overview:

Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.

Director:

David Dobkin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

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Revenue:

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Key words:

pop star
competition
rivalry
aspiring singer
singing competition
eurovision
lighthearted
hilarious
comforting

Cast

Rachel McAdams

~ as ~

Sigrit Ericksdottir

Will Ferrell

~ as ~

Lars Erickssong

Pierce Brosnan

~ as ~

Erick Erickssong

Dan Stevens

~ as ~

Alexander Lemtov

Jamie Demetriou

~ as ~

Kevin Swain

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

~ as ~

Neils Brongus

Melissanthi Mahut

~ as ~

Mita Xenakis

Joi Johannsson

~ as ~

Jorn

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

~ as ~

Policeman - Arnar

Graham Norton

~ as ~

Graham Norton

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
4
Awful.

I love Eurovision itself, I've watched it every year for as long as I can remember. Therefore, I really did want to like this - for the aforementioned, but because I also like Will Ferrell. Unfortunately, I found 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga' an utter slog to sit through.

It, at least in my opinion, fails in a lot of ways. It fails as a musical, as a comedy, as a potential romcom... nothing about it works. I do like how they incorporated Graham Norton into things, but otherwise nothing else sticks out.

The comedy is severely lacking, with Ferrell (Lars) giving a forgettable - at best - performance. I will say that I didn't mind Rachel McAdams (Sigrit) in this, she's alright. Dan Stevens' Alexander is boring, while Pierce Brosnan's Erick is practically pointless. There are a number of cameos from real life Eurovision stars, not that they add anything - there's one music mash-up scene with them that's cringe to watch.

It takes itself way, way too seriously. There are some moments where I was expecting a punchline, before realising it's genuinely trying to be sombre. It needed to take the vibe of actual Eurovision: silly and fun.

A disappointment, to me anyway. There's also a lot of errors with how Eurovision works, but that's just my pedantic side kicking in so I'll allow it.