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'Ice Princess' strains to be believable, even for Disney
by Melinda Ennis

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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On the web
Official movie site
View the trailer
-- Trailers require Quicktime

READ THE REVIEW

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."