Pop Star on Ice
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  • 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, 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

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Allisa Simon
    70
    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.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    60
    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.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    58
    Perhaps television will prove a better medium to explore Weir’s idiosyncrasies than this engaging yet superficial documentary.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    30
    Pop Star offers zero that enthusiasts didn't know already and nothing for the rest of us.

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  1. ArielP
    10
    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.… Expand

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