The story begins in 1974 Iceland, when Lars and Sigrit were children. They discover the Eurovision Song Contest on TV and dream of competing on it.

In the present day, Lars’s father criticizes him for his decisions, such as not marrying or starting a family. He also does not approve of Sigrit as his romantic partner.

Yet Lars continues to follow his dream of entering the Eurovision Song Contest. His goal is to sing with Sigrit and win.

He and Sigrit apply to Söngvakeppnin, which is the Icelandic preselection for Eurovision. They participate in it along with many other contestants.

Unfortunately, their audition goes wrong due to technical issues. They do get invited to an after party on a boat, although they decline the invite.

The boat, sadly, explodes, leaving Sigrit and Lars the only surviving contestants. Thus, they are entered into the Eurovision Song Contest.

Lars and Sigrit travel to Scotland, where the contest will be held. Once there, they struggle with their song. A Russian contestant, Alexander Lemtov, invites Sigrit and Lars to a party at his house.

While at the party, Lars and Sigrit meet the other contestants. One of them is the Greek contestant, Mita Xenakis. Lars develops feelings for her. Eventually, Sigrit catches him in bed with her, which infuriates her. She even yells at Lars at their next rehearsal.

Back at the hotel they are staying at, Sigrit works on a new song. Lars assumes that it is a love song for Alexander.

At the Fire Saga semi-final performance, Sigrit’s scarf gets caught in Lars’s hamster wheel. This results in the audience laughing at them.

Will they have any chance of winning at this point?

I laughed a lot throughout this movie. One thing that makes this movie unique, especially as a musical, is that the songs are not sung spontaneously. They are performed and planned ahead in the story. But they are very good. I found the song Sigrit and Lars planned to perform beautiful in the opening.

The acting was strong, especially Will Ferrell’s ability to do an Icelandic accent while playing Lars. What was also funny was how there were a few minor characters that were American. Lars would criticize them. One part that made me laugh was when he told them to go to Starbucks.

As with any good film, there are a lot of twists and turns, including with the American characters. Don’t worry. I won’t spoil anything major.

One thing to note is that although this movie is rated PG-13, it’s a little closer to the mature end. So, young teens should probably be very mature for their ages to see this film.

Another interesting aspect is how it’s set in 2020, when the real world was on lockdown due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. But the creators wouldn’t have been able to predict that. Plus, other movies have set their stories in 2020, but had the characters live typical lives. It was probably a good way of escapism.

Overall, I enjoyed Eurovision Song Contest. It is funny, fast-paced, and has great songs. It’s also exclusively on Netflix. So, you can’t purchase it on Amazon, YouTube, or any other service.

I give the movie 4 out of 5 stars.