If I sued remakes based on how terrible they were, I would be a rich woman. Going into the preliminaries I knew it would not be a good film. There was no star power, in fact, the lead, Lexi (Taylor Firth) is an ice skater NOT an actress... and it shows. The original Ice Castles wasn't Gone With The Wind, but it was simple and dopey and magical and romantic and had Robby Benson and Colleen Dewhurst and Tom Skerritt and you rooted for Lexi both before and after she got injured. There was chemistry between Nick and Lexi.
Nick Peterson: Here. There's a hand in front of you. Grab it.
Alexis Winston: What are you doing here?
Nick Peterson: [affectionately] Came to see you break your ass.
Alexis Winston: Can't see you very well. I don't know if you're kidding.
Nick Peterson: Just listen to my voice. I'm not kidding.
So much of a lack of a bite it's impossible to say: See the original. Cheesy, but so much better and romantically rewarding.
