Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg, Trevor Blumas
Like The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Ice Princess is a fairy tale for girls who dream about what they can be. Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg of Buffy the Vampire Slaye...( read more
)) is a physics geek who discovers a mathematical formula for those tricky figure-skating jumps that her fellow high schoolers are performing. It's all part of her plan to nab a juicy college scholarship, but a funny thing happens on the way to Harvard: Casey decides that in the name of research she should try the jumps herself, and she discovers that not only does she have talent, she likes figure skating. Will she throw away her Ivy League dreams in favor of those frilly dresses? Ice Princess isn't a movie that will change the world, and it treads lightly on the downsides of the sport (it costs a lot of money, rivalries are bitter, careers are short, and long hours mean less time to party!); there's also more than one unfortunate reference to how skating makes Casey look "hot." But just as Casey says: "What's wrong with wanting to feel strong and graceful and beautiful?", what's wrong with a movie that lets people explore their options and make decisions for themselves? The on-ice action is believable, and Trachtenberg is especially appealing in the lead role. With Kim Cattrall as the snarling coach, Joan Cusack as Casey's anxious mom, Trevor Blumas as the light romantic interest, Hayden Panettiere as the rival, and champion skaters Michelle Kwan and Brian Boitano as themselves.--David Horiuchi
DVD Release Date: July 19, 2005
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May 23, 2007nice movie, it is entertaining specially for chicks. A cast full of young actresses and actors except for Kim Catrall and Joan Cusack. Mchelle Trachtenberg and Hayden Panettiere are a pair of gorgeous girls, they look really good
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May 7, 2007I can't quite call this a chick flick more a teenie movie actually.
When I was about 12 years old I read all the stories I could find about ice skating and that is the age group that this film is aimed at.
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April 24, 2007I confess I found this lyin around and I watched it and (gulp) I thought it was okay. Quite thoughtful for a chick flick. Am I turnin gay? I blame my sister for buyin the DVD.
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November 6, 2009very good movie...dont give it up, when you really wanna do this the just do it !!..i liked that casey was physics geek, but she knows what she do..and i really like that movie....;)
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Critic Reviews
March 18, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
March 18, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post
If you're wondering which way the movie is going, note that it isn't called Quadratic Equation Princess. full review
March 18, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Poor, suffering child; if something doesn't change, and fast, she might wind up studying physics at Harvard. full review
March 18, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie works. I started by clicking off the obligatory scenes, and then somehow the film started to get to me, and I was surprised how entertained I was. full review
March 17, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Parents and kids should be heartened to see a G-rated movie that is not dumbed-down or saccharine-sweet. full review
March 16, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Even for an ugly-duckling-makes-good fairy tale, Ice Princess seems to stretch believability a tad too far. full review
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June 8, 2008Excellent family movie. And as a curious fact, the movie is a kinda of crossover with 3 sci-fi franchises: Michelle Tratchenberg (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer), Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Kim Catrall (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
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June 18, 2007I don't think the people who made it knew anything about iceskating. because she just started skating she would need to take like 10 skating tests before she could compete at junior level
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May 22, 2007Actually not bad..channel surfin' was the best thing on at the time (i guess) I know i would've been mad as hell this chic gonna by me some new skates and my feet start bleedn'! She didn't feel that shit when she was skatin?? How the hell did she last so long?!!
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March 24, 2007sup yall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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