Sadly Over-hyped

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

This film completely bastardized the magic! I'm glad Moira and D.B. were not in any way connected with this film. It's just plain awful! I sincerely wished the creators of this movie hadn't had the audacity to name it "The Cutting Edge 2." I think they just added it so people could watch it, even if they did include the Kate and Doug Dorsey characters. I bought the DVD thinking it would be at least as good as the original. Boy, was I wrong. I couldn't part with it fast enough! The acting is bad and the music is just too loud! They just used the music as a tool to lengthen a film with absolutely no story. A complete waste of time and money if you ask me. Blech!

i just watched this movie last night.i had fairly high hopes,although i knew it wouldn't outdo the original.this one is really a rehash of the original,but with different characters.This time around,it's Jackie Dorsie(son of Kate Mosely,now Mosely-Dorsey and Doug Dorsey,from the original).Moira Kelly and D.B Sweeney do not return as "older" Kate and Doug,but Stepfanie Kramer and Scott Thompson Baker both do okay in the roles,and Baker actually looks quite a bit like the older version of Doug might be,although they have relatively little screen time.that is reserved for the character of Jackie(Christy Carlson Romano),also surprise,surprise a champion figure skater,with her own diva attitude.Her eventually training partner is extreme in line skater Alex Harrison(Ross Thomas)naturally these 2 have little in common and can't stand each other,but that doesn't come across as strongly as it should.there is less intensity between them,and the chemistry doesn't always seem quite there.you could call this "Cuttin Edge" lite.they could have made the animosity between the 2 stronger and more pronounced.also,some of the lines they had seemed contrived.the writing could have been stronger.the actors themselves aren't bad,but the script makes it harder for them to seem genuine.even many scenes which don't include the 2 leads together come across as clichéd.there are also times when he movie drags.this is a direct to video movie,and it is almost too family friendly for this type of material.it has a Disney feel to it.there is nothing wrong with a Disney movie per se,but this movie lacked the edge it should have had.the music is not too bad,but nothing really memorable or catchy.i won't say this is a bad movie,because I've seen a lot of bad movies,and this movie is nowhere near as bad as any of them.it just could have been better,given the potential.Christy Carlson Romano has made a career(thus far,anyway)out of mostly straight to video family movies,and of course the TV series Even Stevens(which i really like) and other TV show appearances.i think she can break out of this mold and graduate to more adult fare,given the right material,if she wanted.she certainly has the potential.anyway,back to the film,i'd have to give it 6/10

Here's the thing ... when you put a female in a leading role, you have to give the audience something worth seeing. First of all, Romano can't act -- even on the Disney Channel's Even Steven's, she's horrible. At least on Disney Channel, most of the audience is younger, and they don't seem to notice her terrible acting. But, in a movie... especially against someone as cute, sexy, and sassy as Ross Thomas... you have to provide a good leading lady. Whoever did the casting for this movie should be fired. And the story line... not great. I could have lived with it, but it seemed to try too hard to put in similarities from the first movie. Maybe with a better female in the lead, it could've been pulled off... but I doubt it. If there is a Cutting Edge III, keep Thomas, ditch Romano and hire a new writer.

Okay, so it's not the best film I've ever seen, but if you like cheesy girly romcoms then it's not so bad. It made me laugh quite a few times and the figure skating is good. The film isn't as good as The Cutting Edge and it's a shame that they don't have any of the same actors, but it's alright as far as sequels go. It's a bit too much like the first one in that the heroine is a work-obsessed over-motivated meanie, and the guy starts off not being able to figure skate at all, but all the same I thought it was quite entertaining =P I'd give it a seven out of ten for all its cuteness. Plus points: Jackie's actress is good in a scene near the end when she cries a lot, the acting is actually reasonably convincing and she certainly cries enough real tears.