Looking for a new flick to watch on movie night? A girl’s night-in? Got teenage daughters or granddaughters? If so, you’ll want to check out the newly released movie “ICE GIRLS”.
Synopsis: Fifteen year old aspiring figure skating champion Mattie Dane is forced to put her dreams on ice after a bad fall during a tournament, and her mother’s decision to relocate the family to a new town. But a chance encounter with the owner of a local skating rink ultimately rekindles Mattie’s passion to compete and sets up an intense rivalry with a talented classmate who’ll stop at nothing to win. This movie features legendary skating stars Elvis Stojko and Tessa Virtue, ICE GIRLS is an uplifting underdog tale that will leave you cheering.
This movie was released for purchase on DVD October 4th, 2016. It’s rated PG, so it’s a family-friendly film.
My Thoughts: My 7 1/2 year old granddaughter loves figure skating, so I sat down to watch this movie with her. At first I thought she was too young for the movie, but she surprised me and really loved the movie. It held both of our’s attention from start to finish.
The movie stars Sandra Battaglini, Michael Cleland, Brenna Coates, Natasha Henstridge and Sheila McCarthy, besides the guest appearances by Stojko and Virtue. I was unfamiliar with the majority of actors in this film, so it was nice to see some new ones hitting my viewing scene.
The story line is very entertaining, but also pretty predictable. I thought the actors did a great job at playing their particular parts and one of the best things about the movie is seeing the scenes that contain actual figure skating (huge figure skating fans!). For the most part…the film will keep you engaged with only 2-3 parts where I found that the story line was lacking & boring. With that said, I think 80% of the film is well-down, entertaining, engaging and the characters are relatable for young teenage girls.
On my movie rating scale…I give this flick 7 popcorn buckets out of 10 popcorn buckets. I think the younger you are (teenage girls to women in their 20’s) you’ll enjoy the film even more than what I did.
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I love to watch figure skating. No young girls in my life right now to watch it with.
This sounds like the perfect film for young girls or skating enthusiasts. I also would enjoy watching a movie where I was watching less familiar actors in order to assess their abilities.