Ice Girls (2016) Reviews

• A solid teen movie that family can enjoy

  wwaigl2016-11-27

  This is a solid outing in the figure skating / teen angst genre, but the whole family can enjoy it. Don't expect your teen sons to hang around, although as the girls are pretty they might, but otherwise that is one demographic this movie will not grab - not a big surprise..... What I did find surprising is that Elvis Stojko is actually one of the character leads, but he does not get that billing when you view the credit summary. And he does a good job in his role, he is a much better actor then many of the performances I have endured in other movies recently. He is not a big guy (I think both the teen female leads were actually taller then he when they were all on skates) he looks like he could do well in a more action oriented role were he to take that on. While not academy award material, and all the clichés including the domineering mother, the teen rivalry, etc are on full display, that does not take away from the fact the teen leads are all credible, appear to do most of their own skating, and nothing seemed too out of place or to stretch the imagination beyond reason. Things wrap up a bit too neatly, but that is the way of Disney movies... a happy ending with skimpy plot devices (such as 2 separate budding romances) all falling aside without further thought once the budget has run out! In its genre, I give it a 6-6.5.

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• Solid movie with REAL skaters

  goalie0082018-12-12

  It's hard to find movies about skating that don't use stunt doubles. Real skaters. Sure, there are clunky parts acting wise, but seeing the actors doing their own "stunts" makes up for it.

• Terrible movie but fun to watch

  missrandomeness2017-03-16

  This movie truly sucked. It's bad. It's not a good movie, at all. I did enjoy watching it though because I had a good time making fun of it. There were dumb subplots and parts of the movie that didn't have anything to do with the story. Also the acting was subpar and the story was tired and just not good.

• This is the story of 2 girl ice skaters who start as friends and compete

  davidsmail0082016-11-18

  This is the story of 2 girls who are ice skaters and who are initially somewhat friendly but their friendship is damaged when they become competitors against each other. The mom of one girl is mean and encourages her to win at all costs and that girl then steals the skates of the other girl. Nevertheless, the other (and innocent) girl wins in the competition to go higher. She performs first and does very well. The girl who had stolen feels bad and almost does not compete and must be encouraged to compete by the girl whose skates were stolen. There are two other aspects to note about this film. The innocent girl has injured her knee at the beginning of the movie, but gets better with some help of a coach she meets and who then helps her get some additional medical care. Whether it is reasonable for her to both recover and train well enough to win seems questionable. The girl of the mean mom ice skates in what amount to bikini panties-- when she has started her routine--but at certain points the bikini gets scrunched in a way that the "bikini" becomes a "thong" of tanga type. So a person gets to see a lot of the butt of the 2nd girl (the girl of the mom who is mean and hurtful). Or, we see some gluteal cleft, or what amounts to a bare butt when viewed from several side angles--a full side or partly side-rear view. It is kind of fun if you watch ice skating to enjoy the figure of the gals; I am not sure if the girls in high school wear that outfit! Maybe some do; maybe not! I do not give the movie higher marks because the quick healing of the girl and some other parts, such as the mom selling his first used car, seem somewhat unreasonable.

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