| Ice Princess | | Cast : | Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg, Trevor Blumas | | Director : | Tim Fywell | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | March 18, 2005 | | DVD Released Date : | July 19, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | G (General Audience) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Loved It! | Content
 | I loved this movie and I am a 29 year old male! I just sat back and enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun with an appealing cast. Michelle Trachtenburg proves she can carry a film, because she's the reason why I enjoyed the fulm so much. Her characters passion, excitement, love, and determination made me root for her. Kim Cattrall was great as the tough coach, and the always enjoyable Joan Cusack was great as Casey's mom. The film takes a nice little turn into grown up drama, but not so much that it loses it's kid appeal. Honestly I was shocked I loved this movie. C'mon a 29 year old male liking an ice skating movie from Disney? Give it a shot. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Never Give Up On Your Dreams | Content
| This movie is good. It has a good message, know matter how many people try and bring you down never give up on your dreams. I'm not going to explain the plot because other people have already done that. My mom and I both enjoyed this movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | Predictable, Bland Family Drama | Content
| Disney and family films are two things that go hand in hand. We can always count on the company Walt founded to produce some good, quality entertainment each year and it often releases a few full- length movies each season with a family- oriented theme. "Ice Princess" is a film made for kids and while it isn't necessarily a bad movie, it certainly doesn't measure up to some of Disney's better works.
The main problem I have with this movie is its total simplicity. The plot is basic and predictable: A girl daydreams about becoming a star ice skater; fantasizes as she watches other skaters; determines to go for her dream; encounters some resistance from parents; and finally achieves her dream in the end. You already know what will happen after the first fifteen minutes.
Because this film is aimed at the 12 and under child market (female more than male) it doesn't have much substance. There are no twists to the plot, no major crises, no huge conflicts or barriers to overcome, etc. Even the main character's mother offers very little resistance to her daughter's choice for a new career. She wants her little girl to become an academic scholar at Harvard, but changes her mind very fast. It's a little unrealistic and it makes for a dull motion picture.
Kim Cattrall plays the coach in this movie and I found her to be quite good and believable. This is a very different role for Cattrall who is best known for her stint as television's sultry Samantha Jones. But Catrrall alone cannot save this movie. It is recommended only for those with young daughters in the home. Everyone else will find bland and forgettable.
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| Rating | | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | Lots of Heart. | Content
| This movie really surprised me. I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I remembered Michelle Trachtenberg as Buffy's sister. It was a wonderful well thought out movie that moved. It had some wonderful connections that felt real. Michelle and Joan are wonderful as mother and daughter, it was great to see a movie where a mom was trying to live through her daughter and it doesn't ever work. She is a genius with physics and she figures out how to do some of the most challenging flips, and jumps. It really is a great movie, with a lot of heart. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | Like it, love it and it might be one of my Christmas presents! | Content
| I love this movie half to death! I love the fact that Casey went from a science geek to a "ice princess". Of course, it's a shame that her mother got in the way of her dream at first but I like the fact that once she gave up, she thought over it and went to her dream again. I guess the point is never to give up, huh? Oh, and I added this to my Christmas wish list and I soooo have high hopes of getting this. |
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