Michelle Trachtenberg

2.5/5 "This tweener fantasy of athletic glory frantically tries to balance a decent sense of values against a market-savvy awareness."
— Stephen Holden, New York Times

"This follow-your-bliss charmer treats female achievement with such grace and seriousness, one almost forgives the malice of its portrayal of single mothers as rabid stage moms."
— Ella Taylor, L.A. WEEKLY

3/4 "Trite but nice, this enjoyable comedy-drama has good-spirited warmth toward almost all its characters."
— David Sterritt, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

B- "Call it an upset or a pleasant surprise, but Ice Princess will leave you far from cold."
— Brent Simon, NOW PLAYING MAGAZINE

"a comedy-drama that will charm young girls and may even amuse their somewhat older chaperones."
— James Sanford, KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

2.5/4 "Manages to execute surprisingly well."
— Sue Pierman, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

B+ "the nicest surprise is that after a spate of "mean girl" movies, this one gives us a character who competes with Casey but is honest, loyal, and supportive. "
— Nell Minow, MOVIE MOM AT YAHOO! MOVIES

"Was the world really crying out for The Mighty Ducks meets The Princess Diaries?"
— MaryAnn Johanson, FLICK FILOSOPHER

4.5/5 "We must give kudos to Disney for monopolizing the dream of every young girl under the age of twelve."
— Stefan Halley, HERO REALM

2/4 "Wanting to skate doesn’t mean Casey can’t go to Harvard — or, God forbid, defer a year or two. But the movie overlooks that, choosing instead to try to wring high drama where none naturally exists."
— Phoebe Flowers, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL

1.5/4 "If Casey is such a physics whiz, why couldn’t she have whipped up a formula for a better movie?"
— Sarah Chauncey, REEL.COM

3/4 "Deals with a surprising number of complexities for a G-rated film. Even if doesn’t address all of them satisfactorily, the attempt lifts the film’s scores for artistic merit."
— Jeffrey Westhoff, NORTHWEST HERALD (CRYSTAL LAKE, IL)

2.5/4 "If you need someone to take on the horror film juggernaut of The Ring Two, it might as well be Buffy Jr. Ice Princess is a pleasant diversion"
— Willie Waffle, WAFFLEMOVIES.COM

7.5/10 "...they do what you should as filmmakers, which is to entertain your target audience...sufficient fare for little girls."
— John Venable, SUPERCALA.COM

C "Pre-teen girls may very well enjoy ’Ice Princess,’ but as I don’t belong to that particular demographic, it pretty much left me cold."
— Frank Swietek, ONE GUY’S OPINION

B- "The only thing wrong with Ice Princess is that I am not enough of a 14-year-old girl to appreciate it."
— Eric D. Snider, ERICDSNIDER.COM

2/4 "Even for an ugly-duckling-makes-good fairy tale, Ice Princess seems to stretch believability a tad too far."
— Nicholas Schager, SLANT MAGAZINE

2.5/4 "Ice Princess sticks closely to the mold of other sports flicks, but there is a tenderness and refreshing lack of compromise assembled from its spare parts."
— Dustin Putman, THEMOVIEBOY.COM

3/4 "It’s not the most original of concepts I know, but Trachtenberg is so likable in the lead role, that you can’t help but root for her."
— Scott Nash, THREE MOVIE BUFFS

2/4 "[There are] a few conflicts ... but none the girl-power fairytale script can’t solve with clichés."
— Sean Means, SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

2.5/4 "Its required elements merit only a 4.8, but it gets solid 5s for presentation."
— Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS

"Falls on its butt as often as it lands a perfect turn, but its perseverance ultimately pays off with a win not only for the film, but the audience as well."
— Todd Gilchrist, FILMSTEW.COM

7/10 "Ice Princess is pretty decent as a schlocky tween empowerment movie..."
— Devin Faraci, CHUD

1.5/4 "Personally, I hope the press notes for Ice Princess will be the only ones this year to include the phrase "hunky zamboni driver," but you just never know."
— Peter Canavese, GROUCHO REVIEWS

3/4 "The characters have a depth that is missing in most clichéd sports films."
— Jeff Strickler, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

3/4 "The movie carries out its generic, almost ritualized narrative with honest sentiment and engaging warmth."
— Gene Seymour, NEWSDAY

C- "All the other females around Casey know exactly what they want. And each is gently but firmly punished for it, as if such desire were unladylike."
— Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

2.5/4 "The figure-skating sequences thud instead of zing, as though photographed by a hippo in house slippers."
— Carrie Rickey, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"Parents and kids should be heartened to see a G-rated movie that is not dumbed-down or saccharine-sweet."
— Claudia Puig, USA TODAY

3.5/5 "High school physics never had such a cool payoff."
— Kathy Cano Murillo, ARIZONA REPUBLIC

2.5/5 "This tweener fantasy of athletic glory frantically tries to balance a decent sense of values against a market-savvy awareness."
— Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES

C "Might have better served the young girls who will love it, and their pushy parents, if Casey had been a little less perfect."
— Melinda Ennis, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

B "A film about teens discovering and pursuing their dreams. It’s an oldie but a goodie as far as film ideas go."
— Nancy Churnin, DALLAS MORNING NEWS

2/4 "OK, here’s how we’re going to do this: I’ll describe the central characters in Disney’s new ice-skating flick, Ice Princess, and you guess the plot. Multiple choice. Take your time. Be smart. Go."
— Allison Benedikt, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

C "...may have a preposterous premise, but it should appeal to the same mother/daughter audience that flocked to the similarly titled "Diaries.""
— Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS

3/5 "Ice Princess is carried by the subtle and shining performance of Michelle Trachtenberg."
— Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH