I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Very disappointing...

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Many movie fans fell in love with The Cutting Edge.D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly provided unforgettable characters as Doug Dorsey and Kate Moseley respectively.It has a great screenplay by one of Hollywood's most sought after scribe,Tony Gilroy.Finally,it was one great romantic sports film that many simply fell in love with especially when it was released on videos and shown in cable. Then the much awaited sequel - The Cutting Edge:Going For Gold - was released on DVD and many anticipated another great story just like the first film.Too bad that many were disappointed.Especially this reviewer.This sequel has many disastrous attempts to make it fun and entertaining just like the first film especially when it basically did a "re-write" Tony Gilroy's script by including many of its thematic plot elements.But the effect was truly disastrous. No question about it.Now,we are focused on Jackie Dorsey,the daughter of Doug and Kate,who made a transition from being a singles figure skater to a pairs figure skater.Too bad that Christy Carlson Romano isn't as talented and as gorgeous as Moira Kelly that portraying a bitch made her just as annoying especially with no reason to be one.Also,it just as frustrating that the new actor and actress that portrayed Doug and Kate were simply forgettable.What's worse,Jackie's love interest in Alex,portrayed by Ross Thomas,was simply a forgettable character as well that the viewer will definitely be not interested at all in their romance.Aside from that,the inclusion of Heidi as Alex's on-and-off girlfriend simply ruined it.As for the skating,the transition of Alex from an inline skater to becoming a figure skater was also not well told especially when he just trained with a group of six-year old kids and having Kate Moseley greatly admire him when he just showed up.I felt that Kate's high standards as a figure skater from the first film would have mellowed after few years especially with the way he threw Doug from her rink upon meeting him first. There was an obvious poor continuity over there.And speaking of continuity,do I need to say more about the flaw?Many viewers have already notice it after viewing it.With that being said,this is definitely the poorest sequel of the The Cutting Edge.But it had its moments though.

"Cutting Edge 2: Going For The Gold" is technically a sequel to The Cutting Edge (1992), but is constructed as an A-list audition vehicle for child prodigy, and Disney phenom, Christy Carlson Romano, one she passes with flying colors. Look for one or more starring roles in big-budget films from her in the next few years. Romano brings a level of talent, professionalism, and depth to this film that rivals Jackie Dorsey's (Romano) dominance over her skating rivals. Via Jackie, Romano completely dominates the film, the center of a circle, with all supporting characters equidistant along the circumference. The producers elected to use the long-overdue, and eagerly anticipated, sequel to the 1992 classic, one of the most underrated romantic comedies of all time as a showcase for Romano, to answer the question of whether or not she can carry a film as an adult. She most definitely can. She is so methodically proficient it makes everyone else's competent work look poor. This film was likely chosen as the vehicle because Romano's character is new, allowing her to build it from scratch.Romano's first hurdle was to evolve Kate (Stephanie Kramer) and Doug Dorsey's (Scott Thompson Baker) bloodline, and she proved an excellent student of the film's history. Jackie has Kate's beauty, grace, and refinement, strengthened by Doug's physical strength and hockey-player temperament. Her total fleshing out of Jackie makes it easy to assemble a "pinwheel" cast that does little more than play off her, with each character symbolized by its portrayer.Through a picture of Doug and Kate on the podium, we learn they medaled in 1992. We also learn that Doug and Kate now live in perfect, retired harmony, content to live vicariously through their daughter's intensity. Their vow not to push Jackie into figure-skating resulted in Jackie pushing herself harder than even her grandfather had pushed Kate. Instead of skating tips, a ticket to Los Angeles and a swiped pair of skates induce a much-needed vacation, as Jackie was pushing herself too much in recovery from a broken leg that converted her into a pairs skater who couldn't find a partner. Fans of the original film know that a fish-out-of-water will stumble into the sport, and Jackie's heart, and that the hardest trick the talented pair will have to learn is conquering its emotions. Enter extreme skater and slacker extraordinaire, Alex Harrison (newcomer Ross Thomas), a brief love interest upon meeting Jackie on the beach.This film disposes of the "talent question" quickly, by depicting Alex as a world-class skating acrobat, whose only barrier to figure-skating glory is motivation, and the ability to conform to a structured environment. We see tricks that make it very clear that once he "figures" out ice skates, the rest will come quickly, and naturally. A dynasty like the Dorseys stays on top by keeping an open mind, as Kate did when Alex showed up after three months of learning the basics. While all Jackie saw was red, Kate saw a "natural" with "no bad habits" that she could whip into Olympic shape, if only she could get him on the same page as her daughter, while remaining well aware of how much Alex is like Doug.Like Harrison, Thomas is more or less along for the ride, present primarily to showcase Romano's acting talents, while a bit raw, and out of his creative element. Like Jackie does with Alex, Romano brings out the best in Thomas, going out of her way to make him better, and to allow him to make her better. Both Alex and Thomas are vital to the plot, but Christy and Jackie are always in charge.Unfortunately, once you move past the four leads, the film falls apart. The peripheral cast, particularly the skaters, are well portrayed, with each given a bit of an ice showcase, rather than serving as mere elimination fodder for the leads, who are confident throughout the film that victory is imminent. This film would offer no miracles, no Pamchenko, and no need for anything but Jackie to keep her emotions in check, and Alex to continue to thrive in his newly structured environment, one he sought out because, as he said, he likes to challenge himself and work hard. The skating scenes have the lead pair repeatedly playing off each other's talent in a way that allows them to dominate the sport, as long as they remain focused on the skating, rather than the growing, alternating attraction they alternately deny. Kim Kindrick turns in a forgettable performance as Heidi, who takes over the "role" of Hale from the original.The only area where Romano is not convincing is not her fault: Jackie is just not BUILT like a figure-skater, and definitely not one who can do triples. Think "Tonya Harding" for the proper athletic build. Someone like Shawn Johnson (the gymnast) would have been a much more convincing lead. Romano is too lanky for this film, but her acting gets her a pass.The director did a horrible job with continuity, such as when Doug claims to have skated in a playoff game, despite his career ending as an amateur, or where Jackie says Alex is "engaged" before he announces it. Her body language and chemistry with Thomas were stellar, enough to earn this film a place in the series. Those who wish to trash this film as a lousy sequel do not understand its purpose, and haven't seen the third installment, which proves that a lot more could have gone wrong with this surprisingly decent film.Romano has proved that she can drive even a broken-down script. It's time to give her a Jaguar and let her rip apart the speedway. The right role could easily land her an Oscar. Like Jackie, she's bank.

Jackie Dorsey (Christy Carlson Romano) is the daughter of Olympic skaters Kate Mosley and Doug Dorsey (from the first Cutting Edge film). She has been a singles skater, and a fine one but, during a competition, she falls hard and breaks a leg. Her parents are very concerned but doctors say the leg will heal and Jackie is determined to skate again. However, the young, very lovely ice princess decides to become a pairs skater, thinking that she can rely on the support of a partner, should her leg give her trouble. While continuing the healing process on a California beach, Jackie meets Alex (Ross Thomas), a hotshot surfer and line skater. A romance begins but he doesn't know who she is and she doesn't know that he might already have a girlfriend. When these revelations come to light, Jackie heads back to Connecticut, in a huff. Nevertheless, Alex begins skating lessons in a quest to become Jackie's new partner. Amazingly, he is a natural and, although Jackie is very reluctant, at first, they become a winning duo. Yet, complications are still present, for Alex and Jackie run hot and cold, on and off the ice, and Alex's old girlfriend re-enters the picture right before the Olympics. How will this mixed-up twosome fare in the most important competition of their lives? This is a nice film for fans of the first movie and of romantic drama in general. In fact, it echoes the original flick on many occasion, from Jackie's prima donna attitude, like her mother, Kate's, to Alex's wandering eye for the female sex, just like Jackie's dad, Doug Dorsey. Then, too, if the two main actors, Romano and Thomas, are not quite on par with Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney, of the first film, they are attractive and talented in their own ways. Naturally, the scale of the movie is not as grand, either in costuming, sets, or production but it is certainly adequate. As for the skating scenes, they are very nice indeed. A number of real life skating stars, including Oksana Baiul, make cameos so, dear viewer, keep a watch out. There are, perhaps, some viewers who may object to the fast-and-loose morals of Alex, with good reason. Therefore, parents might want to watch and discuss the film with their children before a joint viewing. But, really, this is quite a nice movie for lovers of skating and/or romance. Although it may not be a "gold medal" flick, it is certainly able to happily entertain its target audience.

I just watched this movie for the second time, partly in the background, while catching up on some business and personal e-mails. I remember the first time I saw it a while back {I'd seen the "original," with Moira Kelly and D. B. Sweeney, playing characters, who, like the leads here - Christy Romano and Ross Thomas (Jackie & Alex) - forge a shaky beginning into an Olympic pairs-skating duo}. Jackie is the daughter of the Gold Medal-winning pair portrayed by Kelly and Sweeney, who married and are their daughter's supporters in her quest. Like her mother, she has to take-up "pairs" following an injury, and Alex becomes her partner, in mirror fashion to the original, and with the same conflicts to be resolved, as those through which her parents' achievements evolved. The only difference, is while her parents' romance developed in a straight-line sequence - she and Alex meet earlier while she is vacationing, and their attraction occurs before he learns her true identity, and they "part" - to begin again when he enters the field to become her partner. And while Sweeney was a hockey budding superstar who had sustained a career-ending injury, Alex is an X-games "celebrity," who leaves his agent and finds this arena of the sports world celebrity is not paying the rent. The first time I saw this movie was with several friends. One of them, for some inexplicable reason, having seen almost every famous movie, had somehow missed "Casablanca." We had planned for the gathering to watch this - for him to see the first time, the rest of us to enjoy anew - with my VHS copy, during the evening. One of the ladies also brought her copy of this film, and we watched it, followed by "Casablance." To use a baseball analogy, most would compare this, say, with watching a "AA" game between two non-contending teams, followed by the 7th game of the World Series with Sandy Koufax pitching (I know Sandy never actually had to pitch in a 7th game). But you know what -- you don't have to be snobbish or critical of movies like this one just because there are the "Casablancas" and "Citizen Kanes" out there. It has likable, attractive actors, both in the leads and supporting roles - and a genuinely moving love story - even if less classic than Bogey and Ingrid. And one could spend less enjoyable evenings than watching it, preceded by Kelly and Sweeney in the "original," an even slightly more appealing and warm presentation. Sure Bogart and Bergman, Henreid/Rains/Greenstreet/Lorre get a "10." But the original "Cutting Edge" rates a "9," and this flick a solid "8."