A remake of the 1978 Oscar-nominated romantic drama. Considered too old for a professional ice-skating career, 16-year-old Alexis nonetheless triumphs to become a champion and teen skating sensation. Tragically, she falls ... more »and suffers a brain injury that leaves her nearly blind and curtailing her dream of a professionally skating career. With the help of her father and her boyfriend, Alexis attempts, against all odds, to again become a top-ranked skater. Featuring a remake of Melissa Manchester's hit song, "Through the Eyes of Love."« less
Jean W. from JORDANVILLE, NY Reviewed on 2/22/2017...
love this movie
Jennifer D. (jennicat) from ST AUGUSTINE, FL Reviewed on 12/30/2014...
I loved this movie.
Movie Reviews
Decent feel-good sports film, a few extras (2010 version)
Steve Kuehl | Ben Lomond, CA | 02/09/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Quite a few requests for this all week so I had to give it a screening try in the store - and it actually fared quite well. Overall, the rookie acting performances and beautiful professional skating made for a nice film with only a few cliches and a nice message.
The story follows a young skater as she decides to compete, facing the usual obstacles of peer cat fighting, a long distance relationship, and personal sacrifices aggravated by a life changing disability. The topics get grazed over, sometimes too fast to have a huge emotional impact, but the ending success and competent young love story make for an enjoyable watch. The video quality is solid, and the 5.1 gets used more than one would think for a film like this. The supplements include:
* Behind the scenes, 12:53 minutes. A thorough look into the production, skating/acting mixes, and other assorted material without delving too much into the original work.
* Deleted scenes, play all option of 4 scenes totaling 6:38 minutes. All character stuff, which was too bad since this was her only acting performance, so all of the skating was left in the film.
English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai with subs in the same with some Chinese and Korean also. Feels a little Lifetime-ish but they did this remake just in time for the Olympics, enjoy."
Ice Castles Remake Just As Good As Original
M. Roso | Dewitt, Michigan | 02/24/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This movie was so good. This movie had heart and even though it's a remake of the original which I never saw I did loved this movie. I was just lucky it came to me at my public library during the Olympics because I think it made it more enjoyable, seeing the real thing on television and then watching it on DVD. If you have never seen the original or if you have then I highly recommended either buying it or renting from your video store. You won't be sorry either way."
Ice Castles -Love it!
Shona Lake | Mount Uniacke NS | 03/19/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This was a great movie- I love all the familiar Nova Scotia scenes, and being able to recognize local people as extras. It made the movie interesting on another level, in addition to a wonderful story line."
Loved It!
Loves to Cook | Mililani, HI USA | 03/19/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I also saw the older version of this movie and I like this one better. It's such a heart-warming, tear-jerker movie that any caring person would love."
Great film, great soundtrack!
Anthony | 03/06/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This movie will show you one way to overcome disability. Watch it to find out how."