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Actors: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Cutting Edge |
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After an unfortunate hockey accident, D.B. Sweeney is injured and no longer able to play hockey. However, his excellent skating ability leads a figure skating coach to pair Sweeney and Moira Kelly together in an unlikely duo. The two are at odds through most of the movie, gradually growing to like each other and figure skating to a climactic ending.
--Evan McKearn, Resident Scholar
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Blue-collar hockey star Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeney) is devastated by an eye injury that all but ruins his chances of fame and success on the ice. Or so he thinks until a pairs figure skating coach approaches him with the opportunity to make the Olympic team...as a figure skater. Doug sneers at figure skating but decides to give it a try and then he meets Kate Moseley, his new partner, the Ice Queen. Kate's been unable to keep any partners because of her witchy attitude and demands. She's a spoiled rich girl and she and Doug spar and fight constantly throughout their training. Of course they are falling in love without realizing it, even though Kate is engaged to a wealthy man. While there is a good deal of figure skating in the movie, this is more of a romantic comedy. The chemistry between the actors is real and palpable, and this saves "The Cutting Edge" from being just another sports movie.
--Danielle Petty, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Cutting Edge |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of sports story:
- figure skating
Sports story?
Yes
Kind of comedy
- romantic comedy
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) very skinny
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
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