Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Two small-town aspiring musicians chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.
- Released: 2020-06-26
- Runtime: 123 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Music
- Stars: Rachel McAdams, Will Ferrell, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens, Jamie Demetriou, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Melissanthi Mahut, Joi Johannsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Bobby Lockwood, Elena Saurel, Julian Miller, Mikael Persbrandt, Jon Kortajarena, Elina Alminas, Alfrun Rose, Elin Petersdottir, Christopher Jeffers, Rebecca Harrod, Josh Zaré, Eleanor Williams, Björn Stefánsson, Maxim De Villiers, Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Tómas Lemarquis, Smari Gunn, Kajsa Mohammar, Gudmundur Thorvaldsson, Arnar Jónsson, Natasia Demetriou, Hannes Óli Ágústsson, Hlynur Þorsteinsson, William Lee Adams, Heidi Niemi, Chris Beaumont, Laura Hayden, Joshua Rumble, Harry Balazs, Jackson Couzens, Halldora Thoell, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Alfie Melia, Mark Adams, Zack Propert, Brie Kristiansen, Gunnar Cauthery, Milan van Weelden, Alexander Tol, Andrei Zayats, Junior Delius, Daniela Tocari, Tharan Sivapatham, Miguel Angelo, Eveline Suter, Tommy Ashby, Lydia Clowes, Aiste S. Gram, Salvador Sobral, Marcus Garvey, John Lundvik, Anna Odobescu, Bilal Hassani, Loreen, Jessy Matador, Alexander Rybak, Jamala, Elina Nechayeva, Thomas Neuwirth, Netta, Sophia-Grace Donnelly, Trevor Allan Davies, Spike Jefferson, Yevgeniy Malyarchuk, Jason Lines
- Director: David Dobkin
Comments
- ollieojlewis - 29 November 2022
Music shines through the zaniness
Watch the film and then listen to the music by itself or vice versa The zaniness of the film is something to behold and possibly closer to a real Eurovision experience than some might think or want to believe.
Songs like Ja Ja ding dong have quirkiness that wouldn't win Eurovision but would be better than the song that wins and Husavik is incredible in its own right - powerful and passionate Good casting, interesting plot and story, a couple of factual ambiguities but overall a really good and quite uplifting film to watch You don't need to necessarily pay attention to all of it but you probably should. - SnoopyStyle - 18 June 2022
mildly amusing at times
Since watching ABBA in 1974, Lars Erickssong (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit Ericksdóttir (Rachel McAdams) have been dreaming of competing in Eurovision for Iceland. They have a band called Fire Saga. His father (Pierce Brosnan) has always been dismissive and quite brutal in his criticism. In order to fill out the required number of competitors, the committee randomly selects Fire Saga as the last participant. It's a long murderous road to the top.
This is Will Ferrell doing another goofball in another wacky competition. It's getting a little old by now. I would like for him to try something different. Unlike his character, McAdams is utterly endearing. It would work better if he could match her in personality. I almost yelled Oh No when they are sitting at the docks. I suddenly realized where the story is going. That would be an interesting path to go down but it needs to really lean into it. It has to turn into either a mass murder comedy or a murder mystery thriller. My other big issue is the length. Two hours is long for a comedy and the song singing turns it into Glee. I'm not that concerned about winning the contest. That part holds little interest. Still, there are some mildly amusing moments and that's fine.
