Ice Princess (2005)

Release date: 2005-03-18
Country: USA|Canada
Language: English
Director: Tim Fywell
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, Bridget Johnson Films, Skate Away Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Rating: 6.0/10
Length: 1h 38min

Storyline

A high-school bookworm transforms into a swan. Brainy Casey Carlyle has never quite fit in. Caught between her fantasy of becoming a championship figure skater and her strong-willed mother, who has her on the fast track to Harvard, she can only hope to be like Nikki, Tiffany and Gen--three elite skating prodigies who are ruthlessly competing on the US National circuit (and have attitudes to match). But when Casey gets the chance to train with Gen and her coach, a disgraced former skating champion who also happens to be Gen's mother, she must dash her own mother's hopes in order to pursue her dream. Now, with only the support of Gen's teenage brother, a hunky Zamboni driver, Casey takes on the challenge of her life when she finds herself competing against the best to make it into the championship circuit and become a real "ice princess."

Plot Keywords

ice skating, best friend, brother sister relationship, female bonding, first kiss, frozen lake, geek, ice rink, single mother, party, athlete, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, high school athlete, high school senior, interview, mother daughter relationship, new england, recital, rivalry, coach

Short Review

There's nothing wrong with that old fashioned, squeaky-clean Disney formula. When it's well done, it can be a refreshing break from the crude comedy of most family films today. Yet Ice Princess is not particularly well done.