The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006) (V)

Réalisateur:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Berendsen (written by)
Tony Gilroy (characters)

Release Date:

7 février 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Accroche:

Every ice princess needs her prince.

Plot:

Jackie Dorsey is the daughter of 1992 Winter Olympics Gold medalists Kate Moseley and Doug Dorsey. She grows up with ambitions of winning her own Olympic gold but that ambition seems to come to an end when she has a career threatening injury. Enter Alex Harrison as her new pairs skate partner and a new chance at Olympic Gold. But can they set aside their stubbornness long enough to actually win the game?

Plot Keywords:

Sequel

Awards:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

It may not be a "gold medal" film, but it is still quite enjoyable

Ensemble

Christy Carlson Romano	...	Jackie Dorsey
Ross Thomas	...	Alex Harrison
Scott Thompson Baker	...	Doug Dorsey
Kim Kindrick	...	Heidi Clements
Stepfanie Kramer	...	Kate Mosley-Dorsey
Erik Aude	...	Pool Waiter
Oksana Baiul	...	Nationals Commmentator
Matt Gallant	...	Nationals Commmentator
Kayla Carlson	...	Girl Fan
Sharon Carz	...	Female Skater
Natasha Kuchiki	...	Female Skater
Faune A. Chambers	...	Elisa Proctor (as Faune Chambers)
Tom Dugan	...	Surgeon
Rebecca Grant	...	Sports Correspondant
Jack Haley	...	Sports Correspondant

Autre(s) titre(s) :

The Cutting Edge 2 (USA) (working title)
The Cutting Edge 2: Going for the Gold (USA) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, nudity and language.

Durée:

Argentina:98 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Classification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG

Company:

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

Anecdotes:

The rain, snow and icy breath effects in the movie were all done by CGI.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Alex says he only cares about the waves and runs out into the ocean, he runs away without zipping up his wetsuit. In the next shot of his back, his wetsuit is zipped up.

Guillemet:

Doug Dorsey: [after seeing Alex pick up Jackie] How come we never had to do that?
Kate Mosley Dorsey: You were easier to train.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Give It To You

It may not be a "gold medal" film, but it is still quite enjoyable

Jackie Dorsey (Christy Carlson Romano) is the daughter of Olympic skaters Kate Mosley and Doug Dorsey (from the first Cutting Edge film). She has been a singles skater, and a fine one but, during a competition, she falls hard and breaks a leg. Her parents are very concerned but doctors say the leg will heal and Jackie is determined to skate again. However, the young, very lovely ice princess decides to become a pairs skater, thinking that she can rely on the support of a partner, should her leg give her trouble. While continuing the healing process on a California beach, Jackie meets Alex (Ross Thomas), a hotshot surfer and line skater. A romance begins but he doesn't know who she is and she doesn't know that he might already have a girlfriend. When these revelations come to light, Jackie heads back to Connecticut, in a huff. Nevertheless, Alex begins skating lessons in a quest to become Jackie's new partner. Amazingly, he is a natural and, although Jackie is very reluctant, at first, they become a winning duo. Yet, complications are still present, for Alex and Jackie run hot and cold, on and off the ice, and Alex's old girlfriend re-enters the picture right before the Olympics. How will this mixed-up twosome fare in the most important competition of their lives? This is a nice film for fans of the first movie and of romantic drama in general. In fact, it echoes the original flick on many occasion, from Jackie's prima donna attitude, like her mother, Kate's, to Alex's wandering eye for the female sex, just like Jackie's dad, Doug Dorsey. Then, too, if the two main actors, Romano and Thomas, are not quite on par with Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney, of the first film, they are attractive and talented in their own ways. Naturally, the scale of the movie is not as grand, either in costuming, sets, or production but it is certainly adequate. As for the skating scenes, they are very nice indeed. A number of real life skating stars, including Oksana Baiul, make cameos so, dear viewer, keep a watch out. There are, perhaps, some viewers who may object to the fast-and-loose morals of Alex, with good reason. Therefore, parents might want to watch and discuss the film with their children before a joint viewing. But, really, this is quite a nice movie for lovers of skating and/or romance. Although it may not be a "gold medal" flick, it is certainly able to happily entertain its target audience.