The best actor in this film is lurking right behind them. We had a split vote on The Cutting Edge: Jess loved the nostalgia and the warm and fuzzy ending; Amanda thought it was a Hallmark Christmas Movie cliche with bad skating montages. Since the latter is writing this blog post, let's look at what this film could do better: 1. For a figure skating rom-com targeting women, it's kinda sexist. The Cutting Edge is a classic enemies-to-lovers, rich girl meets working class guy. Our leading lady, Kate, is one of the world's top athletes and has the ego to go with it... and the male characters keep calling her a "Bitch". The filmmakers initially frame her as the villain. She is an obstacle for Doug to overcome. This movie is unexpectedly Bro-y; they're trying way too hard to prove that Doug is still manly even though he figure skates. 2. For a sports movie, the montages look terrible. We're so used to seeing Olympic pairs skating on television shot at a spe...
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