If there are any moments where somebody does something stupid in this film it is natural and flows out of the action. I say that because another film I rated as the most rotten film I have viewed in my life raised stupidity to the maximum.I have watched this movie from Hallmark on the Hallmark Movie channel about five times now. Have you ever had that feeling that with hundreds of channels that there is nothing worth watching? Well, this movie is worth watching. It was not made to win any Academy awards or even be nominated for one. It is like a comfortable old shoe you should probably have got rid of but keep wearing because it is comfortable. It is similar to Singing in the Rain or Easter Parade for me. I have enough misery in my life and don't need any more added with movies like On the Waterfront. I don't care that On the Waterfront won 8 Oscars. I prefer Ice Dreams. If you are feeling down then watch this movie. It will make you feel a little bit better.

Because I'm a sucker for all things ice skating, I ended up watching this.The whole beginning part annoyed me, especially the part with Amy whining and running away from this really cute guy - older for her, but cute. Then she gave him attitude for trying to get her back into ice skating - what a cad!!! It was trite and cute, nothing new to see here.Anyway, it's a nice little story for a Saturday morning. The ice skating was OK, but why was Amy trying to impress the guy with a single? That doesn't make sense. And the couples scene on ice was so predictable.

Of the three movies on the Hallmark Channel this Saturday evening of Memorial Day weekend, given its bland description in the TV listings, this is the one I expected to like the least. But despite it's being a formulaic sports film, it was so well-written, -cast, and -executed, that I found it more enjoyable than the movie that preceded it on the schedule, one with more well-known actors.As the sport in this film is figure skating, one might imagine that in casting, they'd need either skaters who could act or actors who could skate, or both, including one who could handle a hockey stick. In one case, however, they partially double-cast the final competition's underdog by casting an ingénue who could skate well enough for most of the scenes, and hiring a more proficient skater for the more difficult jumps and turns. Whichever the case, all performances here are faultless.If you like feel-good movies about sports competition, this is one I'd recommend if for no other reason than gets its point and emotion across in a shorter amount of time than most.

Just the same old story of a teacher who goes on a leave of absence when he inherits an ice skating rink from his uncle.The place is literally going broke and is run by Jerry Stiller.The new owner finds a girl who skates there each evening. She made the Olympics, but a career ended in a tragic accident that took the life of her father. Sounds familiar? Of course, there is a younger girl to coach, the latter a product of a divorce, and the father couldn't care less about her.While this is cliché, it works nicely due to good performances by the cast. Nice seeing Shelly Long again, this time in the role of the widowed mother of our coach.Of course, the rink is in jeopardy of closing due to financial difficulties but of course that's resolved. What else is basically new here?