Love on Ice

Never mind the ice skating leader board, it's this film that's a winner! 9-9-9! Lovely clean film full of wholesome exercise, beautiful ice dancing and warm cafe with friends moments. Everyone is slim and good looking so now's the time to start my diet so that I can "get back" in shape ready to watch Emily James "get back" to competitive skating. Romance quite rightly takes a back seat until the end of the competition so hang in there til the end. Lovely film.

A young skater's mother hires a coach from out of town to take over her daughter's training. When he comes to town, Spencer (Andrew W. Walker) enlists the aid of a former champion, Emily (Julie Berman), who skates at the local rink and has a good relationship with the young girl.

Spencer soon realizes that Emily ---who inexplicably walked away from the sport years ago---still has what it takes to compete. He begins to coach her, too. Of course, feelings follow, as this is a Hallmark romance.

The story is somewhat weak and very predictable. But the characters are likable.

Ana Golja plays the young skater, Nikki Lee. Her mother is played by Gail O'Grady and she really captures that skating mother vibe: overly-demanding, aggressive, and too involved.

Characters were appealing and worked well together! It had its moments for sure, but my god, that obnoxious mother character was more than outrageous! I understand & know of skating moms just like her, but what a pain in the ass she was! Living her life through her daughter made her a pathetic annoyance. Thank goodness the other characters were pleasant!

I watched this whole movie thinking this sub plot of Dave and hildy was going to be addressed when he proposed. THEY NEVER SHOWED THE ANSWER ITS LIKE THEY FORGOT!!!!! Bad hallmark remember you sub plots!

Nearly all of the comments and reviews I've seen claim this film is a knockoff of the popular Japanese anime, Yuri!!! on Ice. It's true there are some similarities (though not nearly as many as some claim), but let's instead focus on the differences.

This film has its flaws, but what it does well is provide a squeaky-clean, family-friendly story the entire family can enjoy. If you don't mind the usual Hallmark formula, then this might very well be a film for you. The characters bring a refreshing wholesomeness to the screen, and the setting feels familiar and pleasant.

Grab some hot chocolate and a blanket, kick back with Mom on the sofa, and give Love on Ice a try! It's a feel-good film, and it's perfect for the audience it's geared toward.