The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006) (V)

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Berendsen (written by)
Tony Gilroy (characters)

Release Date:

7 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Every ice princess needs her prince.

Plot:

Jackie Dorsey is the daughter of 1992 Winter Olympics Gold medalists Kate Moseley and Doug Dorsey. She grows up with ambitions of winning her own Olympic gold but that ambition seems to come to an end when she has a career threatening injury. Enter Alex Harrison as her new pairs skate partner and a new chance at Olympic Gold. But can they set aside their stubbornness long enough to actually win the game?

Plot Keywords:

Sequel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christy Carlson Romano	...	Jackie Dorsey
Ross Thomas	...	Alex Harrison
Scott Thompson Baker	...	Doug Dorsey
Kim Kindrick	...	Heidi Clements
Stepfanie Kramer	...	Kate Mosley-Dorsey
Erik Aude	...	Pool Waiter
Oksana Baiul	...	Nationals Commmentator
Matt Gallant	...	Nationals Commmentator
Kayla Carlson	...	Girl Fan
Sharon Carz	...	Female Skater
Natasha Kuchiki	...	Female Skater
Faune A. Chambers	...	Elisa Proctor (as Faune Chambers)
Tom Dugan	...	Surgeon
Rebecca Grant	...	Sports Correspondant
Jack Haley	...	Sports Correspondant

Also Known As:

The Cutting Edge 2 (USA) (working title)
The Cutting Edge 2: Going for the Gold (USA) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual situations, nudity and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL

Company:

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

Trivia:

Oksana Baiul appears as a commentator in the opening scene of the movie.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Kate tells Jackie her that no pairs do side by side triples in competition. In 2006, all top level pairs teams would have to include a side by side triple to be competitive. Side by side triples have been commonplace in senior level pairs figure skating since the early '90s.

Quotes:

Doug Dorsey: [after seeing Alex pick up Jackie] How come we never had to do that?
Kate Mosley Dorsey: You were easier to train.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Comeback Kid

Groan...

The original The Cutting Edge has been a guilty pleasure for over a decade, so of course I had to see the sequel as well. I pretty much knew it would be an embarrassment from the start, and Going for the Gold certainly lived down to expectations.

I guess it would be watchable for really tolerant people (my mom enjoyed it) and it didn't quite manage to offend my cinematic sensibilities to the point where I'd start wishing plagues on every crew and cast member, but it's full of bad acting, REALLY bad dialogue, bad editing and just... ugh. It doesn't have half the charm that made the original movie a favourite among so many.

If you're craving some Cutting Edge goodness, just watch the original again.