'Ice Princess' strains to be believable, even for Disney

Like another Disney heroine, Mary Poppins, Casey Carlyle turns out to be "positively perfect in every way." But Mary was a fairy-tale character. "Ice Princess" might have better served the young girls who will love it, and their pushy parents, if Casey had been a little less perfect. Read the full Review

TO SUM UP
A brainy high school student, Casey turns into beauty-on-ice while working on a science scholarship project about the physics of skating. Meanwhile, her hyper-intense mom battles with her hyper-intense coach over Casey's future.

FILM FACTS ...
Walt Disney Pictures
Ice Princess

Director: Tim Fywell
Starring: Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg, Hayden Panettiere
Run time: 92 minutes
Release date: March 18, 2005
Rating: G
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C
"The Barbie and Bratz set will love this tale about a shy, awkward teenager who becomes an 'Ice Princess.' But the tepid script and the direction by Tim Fywell has a made-for-TV sensibility better suited to the Disney Channel than a Disney feature film."


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