Pop Star on Ice

Name: Pop Star on Ice
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 22, 2010
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 49

2010

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Sundance Channel | Release Date: January 22, 2010

Summary: POP STAR ON ICE is an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of outspoken Olympian and three-time US Figure Skating National Champion Johnny Weir. When Johnny fails to win a medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the media turns on him and he feels the backlash. Love him or hate him, Johnny is one of the most talented skaters of all time, butPOP STAR ON ICE is an unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of outspoken Olympian and three-time US Figure Skating National Champion Johnny Weir. When Johnny fails to win a medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the media turns on him and he feels the backlash. Love him or hate him, Johnny is one of the most talented skaters of all time, but talent alone does not make a champion. Johnny’s complicated relationship with his longtime coach Priscilla Hill and his struggle to reach the top of the sport takes us from small town Delaware – his training home – to competitions, shopping sprees, fashion shows and personal appearances around the world. The inspiration for Jon Heder’s character in the box office smash BLADES OF GLORY, Johnny seeks to balance his larger-than-life persona with the constraints of his sport. POP STAR ON ICE uncovers the graceful, athletic, cut-throat and melodramatic sport of figure skating through the prism of its most controversial athlete as he tries to fulfill his potential on the world stage. (Retribution Films)… Expand

Director: David Barba and James Pellerito

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 85 min

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Allisa Simon

Smartly structured, crisply lensed docu Pop Star on Ice is a fascinating portrait of outspoken Olympian and three-time U.S. figure skating national champion Johnny Weir. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

One part hagiography and two parts psychotherapy. Together they showcase a talent both formidable and erratic, its bright and shining peaks sliding inexplicably into valleys of disaster. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Perhaps television will prove a better medium to explore Weir’s idiosyncrasies than this engaging yet superficial documentary. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

If you’re not already a member of the “Johnny’s Angels” fan club, you might wonder why other equally outrageous athletes weren’t bestowed with their own cinematic tributes. Read full review

Vadim Rizov

Pop Star offers zero that enthusiasts didn't know already and nothing for the rest of us. Read full review

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ArielP

Mar 3, 2010

I don't agree with the critics of this film. i got a very good sense of johnny's work ethic, prodigious talent, and self assurance from this film. the opening sequence is majestic. so what if the film is essentially a love story? weir loves himself and than God for him.

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