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39 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNew York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriEurovision gives us an inspired and hilarious match between subject and stars, all driven by melodrama: The glorious, over-the-top theatricality of the song contest makes an ideal stage for Ferrell’s brand of high-highs and low-lows.
- 60IGNIGNThe jokes in the sweet and silly Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga don't always pop as well as its songs.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichOne way or the other, the biggest issue with “The Story of Fire Saga” is that most of it is just too limp and anodyne to register.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyIf ever a comedy cried out for tight 85-minute treatment that keeps the gags pinging fast enough to disguise the thin sketch material at its core, it's this hit-or-miss two-hour feature.
- 50Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanAt heart, “Eurovison” seems content to be more dumb rom-com than sharp music satire.
- 42ConsequenceClint WorthingtonConsequenceClint WorthingtonFire Saga manages glimmers of fun through its laborious two-hour runtime when it sits the hell down and plays some fun Eurovision-y songs, but there are too many false notes in between to justify trucking through the tedium to find them. Just hit up the soundtrack when it comes out and bop along to some goofy songs.
- 40SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiSlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiThe problem is that Eurovision Song Contest can’t dream of capturing the real-life weirdness of Eurovision. And while there’s some chuckles that can be drawn out of McAdams and Ferrell lip syncing a surprisingly catchy song while running through a hamster wheel, there’s only so much fun that can be made of a televised singing contest where weirder things have happened.
- 40Screen RantMolly FreemanScreen RantMolly FreemanIn Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Ferrell's typical schtick is on full display, but wears incredibly thin in this overlong comedy.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe movie is not a disaster, just weirdly pointless.
- 30VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIt’s a badly shot one-joke movie that sits there and goes thud.