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Summary: Zany Satire on Competitive Skating
Review: This is a hilarious film following 3 very different women as they claw their up the ladder of competitive skating. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and played it again and again several times. I think Scott Hamilton in the role of an effete ex-judge was an absolute scream, and he really is quite a scene stealer. It's a great film for anybody, but if you follow figure skating, you'll enjoy cameos of former Olympians as judges. Poor Peter Carruthers is a stitch when he is assigned a rather unusual task. The fat jokes get to be a tad old towards the end, but overall I felt this film was cute and fun. It is light entertainment at its best.
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Summary: Really, Really Funny, Even if You Don't Like Skating
Review: You don't have to be a fan of figure skating to love ON EDGE, but if you are, it'll kill you. Where else can you get Jason Alexander ("George" from SEINFELD) alongside Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton? But they aren't even the best parts of this feel-good satire (a major accomplishment in itself) akin to BEST OF SHOW, because relative newcomers Langer and Winokur steal their scenes. You'll want them to star in the next big thing after they make you believe so intensely in their characters. I saw this at a film festival and haven't been able to get it out of my head, since. Did you like TALK RADIO or LARRY SANDERS? Then you'll love this behind-the-scenes look at skating. It's what those "Up Close and Personal" profiles during the Olympics DON'T show you, but you wish they did.
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Summary: Really, Really Funny, Even if You Don't Like Skating
Review: You don't have to be a fan of figure skating to love ON EDGE, but if you are, it'll kill you. Where else can you get Jason Alexander ("George" from SEINFELD) alongside Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton? But they aren't even the best parts of this feel-good satire (a major accomplishment in itself) akin to BEST OF SHOW, because relative newcomers Langer and Winokur steal their scenes. You'll want them to star in the next big thing after they make you believe so intensely in their characters. I saw this at a film festival and haven't been able to get it out of my head, since. Did you like TALK RADIO or LARRY SANDERS? Then you'll love this behind-the-scenes look at skating. It's what those "Up Close and Personal" profiles during the Olympics DON'T show you, but you wish they did.
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Summary: Too true, too funny
Review: You don't have to be a figs fan to enjoy this hilarious mockumentary about the world of figure skating. I saw this in its brief appearance in the theatres a couple of years ago, and was completely stoked to see it released on DVD. We watched it with a crowd of figure skating people immediately after Ladies Finals from Worlds in Germany-what a great juxtaposition! The loony in the tutu skating out on the ice during Michelle's warm up, followed by this lulu of a movie. Wendie Malick is perfect as the over involved skating mother-do I know a few like her! And the girl who plays bad girl skater JC Cain needs to be a star-she was wonderful! "It's hard to be Courtney Love when they want Celine Dion." There really needs to be a sequel with pairs and dance covered, as well as the whacky world of international competition.
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