I hate it when the protagonists in film are idiots.
The film is a bit of fluff, forgettable, perfect if you're sick in bed and don't want to do much thinking.
Actors did well with what they had. I always like films including my own sports - I did a LOT of skating when I was young. And... that's a problem here. The skating was TERRIBLE. I'm 65 - I would have been a better stunt double than the actress was as a skater, and that's absolutely terrible. Why didn't they hire someone who can truly skate?
ANY winter sport athlete knows to check ice before getting on it. And we ALL know that if ice is cracking, you LIE DOWN to distribute your weight and reduce the VERY high PSI from standing. In this ridiculous bit, the professional skater is "frozen" in fear when the ice starts to crack. Really?? She's a pro and doesn't know what to do on cracking ice? And the man, MUCH heavier than she, walks to her, PICKS HER UP, and carries her off? MASSIVELY increasing the PSI. They both would have been in the water. That drove me bats, I'm afraid.
The lttle girl is cute but not off-puttingly so. Actors have fairly good chemistry. Sets are nice. Location is good. Script/dialogues made me cringe a bit. I despise "cute" comments. Oi.
Nice, benign story and benign happy ending. Sometimes you're in the mood for that.
The film is a bit of fluff, forgettable, perfect if you're sick in bed and don't want to do much thinking.
Actors did well with what they had. I always like films including my own sports - I did a LOT of skating when I was young. And... that's a problem here. The skating was TERRIBLE. I'm 65 - I would have been a better stunt double than the actress was as a skater, and that's absolutely terrible. Why didn't they hire someone who can truly skate?
ANY winter sport athlete knows to check ice before getting on it. And we ALL know that if ice is cracking, you LIE DOWN to distribute your weight and reduce the VERY high PSI from standing. In this ridiculous bit, the professional skater is "frozen" in fear when the ice starts to crack. Really?? She's a pro and doesn't know what to do on cracking ice? And the man, MUCH heavier than she, walks to her, PICKS HER UP, and carries her off? MASSIVELY increasing the PSI. They both would have been in the water. That drove me bats, I'm afraid.
The lttle girl is cute but not off-puttingly so. Actors have fairly good chemistry. Sets are nice. Location is good. Script/dialogues made me cringe a bit. I despise "cute" comments. Oi.
Nice, benign story and benign happy ending. Sometimes you're in the mood for that.