A calculated throwback to old-fashioned romances, THE CUTTING EDGE could be used as a classroom example of correct, if not necessarily compelling, screenwriting technique. It sets up its situation, in which antagonistic characters are thrown together and fall in love, and plays it out to
logical perfection.
Doug Dorsey (D.B. Sweeney) is a working-class kid with a gift for playing hockey; he looks as though he's headed for a major career until a minor but irreparable eye injury sidelines him. Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly) is a spoiled rich girl whose bid for Olympic figure skating fame is defeated by her
nasty temperament. She's such a bitch no one can stand her, a...
Released:
1992
Rated:
PG
Length:
101 mins