"The Cutting Edge," has some fine skating scenes, and gives a fair look at the difficulties and demanding life of people training for Olympic sports. Other than that, the film is just so-so. The drama of the training and their competition is nothing special. The story otherwise is a common one. Two young people who seem to be opposites eventually fall for each other. Moira Kelly plays Kate Moseley. She lost her mother at a young age. Her mother was an Olympic skater who never won a medal and her father, Jack (played by Terry O'Quinn), dreams of the day his daughter will win the Olympic gold to put in the empty showcase he has reserved for it. This shows another side of the drive for the Olympics. Wealthy families can support their children for a life dedicated to training and practice. For those without the means, there is much less opportunity, so they have the added burden of having to prepare the hard way. This film brings both types together with D.B. Sweeney who plays Doug Dorsey, an aspiring great hockey player. An injury sidelines him from hockey due to partial permanent loss of peripheral vision in one eye. The characters clash and it takes time for the talented but spoiled Kate to warm up to Doug. Again, we see some good skating scenes. The rest of the cast are good. The film has the gratuitous sexual affairs with Doug and a couple of girls. Nothing is shown graphically. That and some foul language may be off-putting to some parents for letting younger children see this film. I add this here because at the time of this review, the IMDb Web site wouldn't receive comments under the Parents Guide section.

This was really trite. Everyone acted like adolescent teenagers. There was a denouement in the middle where Kate points out that she has been acting absurd which is great because I would've strangled her myself at that point otherwise. Everything was extremely improbable and they were extremely un-self-aware. The awkward shyness alone was so difficult to watch. Had they been more intelligent they would have gotten to grips with it two months in. There were some great lines of dialogue that saved the movie ("You can come to the office and help with commodities arbitrage." (later) "Do you care about her? I don't like to see her upset." "Well I suggest you invest in blindfolds.") Moira Kelly was luminous and beautiful. She was like the second coming of Audrey Hepburn in this movie. At the end: DID THEY WIN THE MEDAL OR NOT? did she throw over her fiancé FOR NOTHING? or does it not matter because it's LOVE? (worst timing of love declaration ever)? the whole thing just got pushed OVER THE TOP with the ending first kiss.

It's the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeney) is a promising hockey player, but his career is cut short by an eye injury. Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly) is a spoiled temperamental pairs figure skater who goes through every partner. Then 2 years later, Moseley still can't find a partner, and Dorsey can't find a team. Her coach Anton Pamchenko decides to put them together despite their combative relationship.They have good chemistry together. Their combative nature is the perfect heat for a relationship. It is a fundamental building block to a good rom-com. That's what we have here. Two perfectly match solid actors doing a good rom-com. Moira Kelly has the perfect indignant pout, and Sweeney has a great sly smirk.

'Kate' (Moira Kelly, looking as beautiful as ever) is a gorgeous figure skater and 'Doug' (D.B. Sweeney) is a handsome hockey player who's come a long way, but only for lunch after he meets temperamental Moira.The two head-strong skaters are persuaded by their skating coach 'Anton' (Roy Dotrice, in an enlightening performance) to go pairs at the Nationals and then on to the Olympics while Anton and Kate's over-protective, but loving father 'Jack' (Terry O'Quinn) stand by and watch the fireworks.Engaging film with the refreshing quality of being about something different: a hockey player-turned-figure skater. Well-directed by Paul Michael Glaser.