Ice Princess

G

Released Mar 18, 2005

1 hr. 38 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Drama

List

52%

109 Reviews

Tomatometer

58%

100,000+ Ratings

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Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg) is supposed to go to Harvard, just like her mother (Joan Cusack). While Casey has the grades to get into her mom's alma mater, what she really wants to do is pursue her passion: figure skating. Both Casey's mom and Gen (Hayden Panettiere), the captain of the local team, scoff at the idea of Casey on the ice. But Casey soon finds an unlikely ally, and coach, in Gen's mom, Tina (Kim Cattrall), a former skater trying to live down mistakes from her past.

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Critics Consensus

This likable Disney film gets points for effort, but can't stick the landing when it comes to originality.

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Chynna B

I loved this film. It was entertaining. It had some funny moments.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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SkyRo P

This is another one of those OK Disney films that you watch and you are into the film for a little bit and then you're out of it for a little bit. You just can't seem to figure out exactly what you like about it, but you can pick up on a lot of stuff that you dislike. Disney has this weird quality about making television series sitcom, and movies off the Disney Channel to be very corny. I'm not sure why they cannot find the magic that they making cartoons in there films . Because they're films come across very cheesy and unreliable sometimes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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Rosana B

Aquele filmezinho de superação bem bonitinho e quase impossíveis, clichê e com mensagens bonitinhas no final, rivalidade feminina e a ambição materna exacerbada me incomodam, a quedinha que eu tenho pela Hayden Panettiere desde a série "Heroes", eu passo o pano... "Não mamãe, eu estou desistindo dos seus sonhos, vou atrás do meu!"

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Awful dialog, terrible acting, and stilted unoriginal storyline. Even Joan Cusack and Kim Catrall can't rescue this. Only credit is to the stunt doubles who pull off the skating. Not worth watching, find something else

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

A science geek blooms as a figure skater in this coming of age story. This movie is targeting the young teenage girl demographic, that I am not a part of. There is some solid acting in this movie from Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall and Hayden Panettiere. The lead played by Michelle Trachtenberg has a few quality moments as well. There were some surprising character moments in this movie as the plot took them in different directions then what I was expecting. The writing was fine until about the third act when all the characters needed drama and became really mean spirited. There was some cinematography that did not hide the stunt doubles very well. The lead character's best friend disappeared for the middle half of the movie and I felt that was a loss of possible character development. I did enjoy watching this film and would recommend it, but the problems mentioned above most likely means it will not be for everyone.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

It has that classic 00's exaggerated drama acting sprinkled all over it. So that even the slowest children understand that a certain scene is meant to be taken seriously. But the message about getting reconfirmed you're not good enough ought to be encouraged. As long as you gave it your all. Because having the guts to go all in means way more than winning, is a message I haven't seen depicted too often in film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Tim Fywell

Director

Joan Cusack

Mrs. Carlyle

Kim Cattrall

Tina Harwood

Michelle Trachtenberg

Casey Carlyle

Hayden Panettiere

Gen Harwood

Trevor Blumas

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David Germain

Associated Press

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.

Mar 22, 2019

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Sweet, inspiring story tween girls will love.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Mar 27, 2005

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

...Ice Princess goes above and beyond the clichés and gives us an entertaining film set in the competitive world of figure skating.

Feb 1, 2022

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Ice Princess is a delight. Both entertaining and enchanting, I've got to score this a Perfect 10.

Nov 9, 2019

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

This dumb-as-a-stump teen girl coming-of-age movie envisions a high school physics geek (Michelle Trachtenberg) who turns into an ice skating pro as a result of her knowledge of physics.

Rated: D

Jun 6, 2009

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Synopsis

Casey Carlyle (Michelle Trachtenberg) is supposed to go to Harvard, just like her mother (Joan Cusack). While Casey has the grades to get into her mom's alma mater, what she really wants to do is pursue her passion: figure skating. Both Casey's mom and Gen (Hayden Panettiere), the captain of the local team, scoff at the idea of Casey on the ice. But Casey soon finds an unlikely ally, and coach, in Gen's mom, Tina (Kim Cattrall), a former skater trying to live down mistakes from her past.

Director: Tim Fywell
Executive Producer: Karen Glass, William W. Wilson III
Screenwriter: Meg Cabot, Hadley Davis, Leslie Dixon, Jennifer Konner
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.4M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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