Jmart's Review of CE2:GftG...

Well, I watched it. Story? Kate and Doug's daughter Jackie is a single's skater. She breaks her leg doing a jump and has to switch to pairs. Pairs up with badass inline skater Alex Harrison. They hate, do amazing jumps and admit their love. That's all.

Two good things about the movie:

1) They showed the original right before it (Kate+Doug 4EVA!!!)
2) The Sopranos season 6 premiered right after it.

Ok, a little harsh. But Oksana Baiul was in it as a commentator! My favourite line of the movie is when Jackie breaks her leg and Oksana says, "I think she's really hurt!" Really? Thanks tips! She's only sprawled all over the ice not moving surrounded by a billion people. Gah!

I mean, I was expecting this "movie" to be lame...I think we all were, right? But there are a few things that make it really lame in retrospect. What could they be?

1) Wonky timelines. Ok, so the original took place in 1992 at the Albertville Olympics. So, if the two leads actually had a daughter and conceived her the night they professed their love and successfully completed the Pamchenko twist, she'd be what? 13? And the lead dude is supposed be 20-21ish? Icky. Get your timelines right writers/directors!

2) Zero chemistry between the leads. Remember the sparks I mentioned below (look at the picture to refresh your memory). Hmmm. None of that. Not feelin the love/hate.

3) Umm...it had scenes that mirrored the original exactly...they just changed hockey to competitve inline skating. Seriously.

4) I refuse to believe that Doug Dorsey would allow his daughter to become even more humourless and uptight than Kate was. The "real" Doug would pull that hockey stick right out of her ass.

5) The final routine -- hair gel can work for most people. Ross Thomas' (actor who plays the inline dude) hair is a gel nightmare. If only I could find a picture for you. I mean the guy is kinda cute, but back away from the Dippity-Do!

So yeah...Cutting Edge = good; Cutting Edge 2: Going for the Gold = BAD!