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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

PG-13·2020·123m

Comedy

Music

Comedy

Music

Summary

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.

Cast

Rachel McAdams

Sigrit Ericksdottir

Will Ferrell

Lars Erickssong

Pierce Brosnan

Erick Erickssong

Dan Stevens

Alexander Lemtov

Jamie Demetriou

Kevin Swain

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Neils Brongus

Melissanthi Mahut

Mita Xenakis

Joi Johannsson

Jorn

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Policeman - Arnar

Graham Norton

Demi Lovato

Katiana

Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

Johans

Bobby Lockwood

Jeff

Elena Saurel

Stage Manager

Julian Miller

Janus Skoene

Mikael Persbrandt

Victor Karlosson

Jon Kortajarena

Corin Vladvitch

Elina Alminas

Sasha

Alfrun Rose

Anna

Elin Petersdottir

Helka

Christopher Jeffers

Johnny John John

Rebecca Harrod

Brittny

Josh Zaré

Bill

Eleanor Williams

Jenn

Björn Stefánsson

Ian

Maxim De Villiers

French Voter

Chris Lew Kum Hoi

Jae-Bong

Tómas Lemarquis

Jiles

Smari Gunn

Lighting Assistant

Kajsa Mohammar

Lisa

Gudmundur Thorvaldsson

Man #1 (1974)

Arnar Jónsson

Man #2 (1974)

Natasia Demetriou

Nina

Hannes Óli Ágústsson

Olaf Yohansson

Hlynur Þorsteinsson

Policeman - Robert

William Lee Adams

Heidi Niemi

Stage Manager 2

Chris Beaumont

Steve Gunderson

Laura Hayden

The Wonder Four

Joshua Rumble

The Wonder Four

Harry Balazs

The Wonder Four

Jackson Couzens

The Wonder Four

Halldora Thoell

Woman #1 (1974)

Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir

Woman #2 (1974)

Alfie Melia

Young Lars

Mark Adams

Jon Ola Sand

Zack Propert

Stephan (Drummer)

Brie Kristiansen

Ros

Gunnar Cauthery

Aron

Milan van Weelden

21st Century Viking

Alexander Tol

Dutch Voter

Andrei Zayats

Czech Republic Voter

Junior Delius

Dailbour Jinski - Belarus

Daniela Tocari

Romanian Voter

Tharan Sivapatham

Airport Attendant

Miguel Angelo

Portugal Voter

Eveline Suter

Swiss Voter

Tommy Ashby

White Snow

Lydia Clowes

White Snow

Aiste S. Gram

Aiste Gramantaite

Salvador Sobral

Marcus Garvey

Eurovision Director

John Lundvik

Anna Odobescu

Bilal Hassani

Loreen

Jessy Matador

Alexander Rybak

Jamala

Elina Nechayeva

Conchita Wurst

Netta

Sophia-Grace Donnelly

Young Sigrit

Trevor Allan Davies

Old Accordion Player

Spike Jefferson

Old Bass Player

Grant Crookes

Icelandic Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jodie Cuaresma

Icelandic Punter (uncredited)

Crew

Director

David Dobkin

Lyricist

Rickard Göransson

Lyricist

Savan Kotecha

Writer

Will Ferrell

Writer

Harper Steele

Reviews

r96sk

December 31, 2020

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 <em>'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'</em> 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.