“One, two, a one, two, three, four.”

From Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

Ever since they watched the Eurovision Song Contest on television as children, Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) become captivated by music and one day winning the competition.  Ashamed of the laughter Lars’ outlandish dreams bring on, his father, Erick (Pierce Brosnan), does nothing but put Lars down with harsh criticism.  While Sigrit’s mother (Elin Petersdottir) pushes her to pursue a solo career, one without letting Lars holding her back, Sigrit refuses to abandon her lifelong crush.  Despite the lack of any support, Lars and Sigrit have formed and invested all their effort into their band: Fire Saga.  While the country’s committee representatives (including Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Mikael Persbrandt, and Alfrun Rose) believe Katiana (Demi Lovato) will be a guaranteed win for Iceland, Fire Saga is allowed in to meet the minimum requirement for Iceland’s entries.  Despite a terrible performance, a tragedy leaves Lars and Sigrit the only competitors from Iceland available to enter Eurovision, much to everyone else’s great dismay.  Once they arrive to prepare for the competition, Lars and Sigrit meet the other talented competitors, but none are so prominent as Russia’s Alexander (Dan Stevens) and Greece’s Mita (Melissanthi Mahut).  Trying to give Fire Saga a small chance at winning, Iceland hires a team to revamp their entire act, and while Lars is thrilled, Sigrit struggles to keep up with the wild changes.  As Lars and Sigrit miraculously advance through the competition, a wide variety of forces and happenings pushes them farther apart, but as the competition final draws closer, Fire Saga will have to find a way to come together if they ever want to win.

Despite the boldly over-the-top costumes and ridiculous brand of humor, this comedy is surprisingly captivating.  The musical numbers are fun, bold, and catchy.  While Ferrell brings his standard brand of humorous stupidity to his role, McAdams really steals the show in every scene.  Overall, Eurovision Song Contest: the Fire Saga Story is a surprisingly funny journey from start to finish that will leave viewers laughing and cheering on the awkward heroes.

| Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 123 minutes |Genre: comedy/musical|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 3* of 10|Nudity: 3 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 2 of 10

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