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6.4

Ice Princess

G·2005·98m

Family

Drama

Comedy

Family

Drama

Comedy

Summary

With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

Cast

Michelle Trachtenberg

Casey Carlyle

Joan Cusack

Joan Carlyle

Amy Stewart

Ann

Steve Ross

Mr. Bast

Hayden Panettiere

Gen Harwood

Kim Cattrall

Tina Harwood

Trevor Blumas

Teddy Harwood

Kirsten Olson

Nikki Fletcher

Jocelyn Lai

Tiffany Lai

Connie Ray

Nikki's Mom

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Tiffany's Dad

Roy Bradshaw

Tiffany's Coach

Mark Hird

Nikki's Coach

Ben Gilbank

Brian

Thanh Nguyen

Hot Dog Kid

Cole Campbell

Rink Kid

Brandon Lajko

Rink Kid

Jesse Primosig

Rink Kid

Colleen Collins

Lily

Andrea Tou

Devon

Jordan Hockley

Jeremy

Charmaine Hamp

Jeremy's Mom

Laura Aloisio

Snowplow Sam

Amanda Leela

Snowplow Sam

Emma Nielsen

Snowplow Sam

Melissa Shears

Snowplow Sam

Kaci Brandt

Snowplow Sam

Edrea Khong

Snowplow Sam

Alexandra Najarro

Snowplow Sam

Chantal Desforge

Harvard Physics Student

Diego Klattenhoff

Kyle Dayton

Joey Racki

Zipline Guy

Courtney Hawkrigg

Mean Party Girl

Mandy Butcher

Mean Party Girl

Martha MacIsaac

Mean Party Girl

Sean Persaud

Stephanie Hutchison

Ballet Teacher

Flo Umphrey

Piano Teacher

Juliana Cannarozzo

Zoey Bloch

Debbi Wilkes

Zoey's Coach

Jennifer Gelfer

Skate Saleswoman

Erik King

Chip Healey

Michelle Kwan

Brian Boitano

Shanique Ollivierre-Lake

Chantal Degroat

Michele Moore

Near-Miss Skater

Signe Ronka

Emma Flanders

Sean Croft

Joan's Student

Kevin Jubinville

Reporter

Andrew Dow

Party Guy

Andrew Butcher

Party Guy

Mathieu Ledoux

Party Guy

Knickoy Robinson

Party Guy

Andrew Mackay

Party Guy

Sasha Cohen

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Samantha Hayes

Ice Skater (uncredited)

Christopher Metas

Ring Official (uncredited)

Ashley Evelyn Bell

Fan of Casey's (uncredited)

David Ndaba

Cool Kid (uncredited)

Nadine Parker

Party Girl (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Tim Fywell

Screenplay, Story

Hadley Davis

Writer

Meg Cabot

Reviews

Kamurai

August 5, 2020

Great watch, will watch again, and can recommend.

I've been a big Michelle Trachtenberg fan since "Harriett the Spy", and I'm a nerd for science so mixing the two together makes a minimal good watch for me: it would have been hard for them to ruin this for me.

The premise feels weak as it's a "coming of age" story with a focus in the physics of figurine skating, but the execution is wonderful. Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere and the other skaters all embody the insanity of the ice skating culture and establish the world that Michelle Tratchenburg and Joan Cusack's characters are forced to deal with.

In the end it becomes a story of passions (clearly stated in the movie) and really feels uplifting and inspiring despite the absurdity of the situations.

I know that when I throw this on, I'm going to enjoy a movie.