The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold
Romance · Drama · 2006
Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
Movie details
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold
“They're about to break the ice.”
2006 Romance · Drama 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
Two ice skaters develop a love-hate relationship while dreaming of Olympic glory.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Sean McNamara
Written by
Dan Berendsen
Christy Carlson Romano
Jackie Dorsey
Ross Thomas
Alex Harrison
Scott Thompson Baker
Doug Dorsey
K
Kim Kindrick
Heidi Clements
Faune Chambers Watkins
Elisa Procter
Christine Lakin
Luanne King
Oksana Baiul
Herself
Court is in session
Put The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.