The Cutting Edge - Gold Medal Edition

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D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly. A hockey player whose pro career is cut short when he's injured becomes partners with a snobbish, classically trained figure skater in an attempt to salvage their common dream of going for Olympic Gold". Of course, it doesn't take long for their on the ice" relationship to heat up and melt hearts! 1992/color/102 min/PG/widescreen.
As far as ice-skating movies go (or those that prominently feature the cold-bladed sport), this romantic movie is one of the best, thanks to utterly charming performances by underrated actors D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly. The couple play, respectively, a washed-up hockey player and a prima-donna skater who end up in doubles figure skating together at the Winter Olympics. Of course, the mismatched pair fall in love. In between, there's a lot of verbal sparring, talk of toe picks, and surprisingly skillful directing by Paul Michael Glaser (Kazaam, The Air Up There). Direction here is critical--unlike in Flashdance, where the dancing was done in the shadows, face and feet obviously shot separately--and credibly highlights the actors and their professional stand-ins. This is such a fun, sweet story that the facts the film takes liberties with--including the alacrity with which a hockey player takes to Olympic-level figure skating--are easily forgivable. --N.F. Mendoza