
Pop Star On Ice captures the behind-the-scenes world of outspoken figure skater and three-time US National Champion Johnny Weir as he recovers from Olympic disappointment. 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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Pop Star On Ice captures the behind-the-scenes world of outspoken figure skater and three-time US National Champion Johnny Weir as he recovers from Olympic disappointment. 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.
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| AV ClubNathan RabinDocumentaries thrive on candor and intimacy, two qualities the film fatally lacks. Weir has a reputation as a wild child and a loose cannon with little concern for propriety, but he's awfully cautious here about what he reveals about himself. |
| Slant MagazineDiego SemereneWeir is indeed the epitome of the pop star, embodying a bubble-gum histrionics too addicted to any kind of adulation to ever actually take sides. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOne part hagiography and two parts psychotherapy. |
| EDGE BostonPhil HallWhere's Brian Boitano when you really need him? |
| Time OutAaron HillisIf 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. |
| User ReviewKarissa LA good look into all the hard work and heartache Johnny puts into his craft. loved it. |
| User ReviewTiffany DI really enjoyed this documentary - but, of course, I really love Johnny Weir. The film sets the foundation for the years leading up to the 2010 Olympics - showcasing the rivalry w/ Evan and providing a prequel to the series "Be Good Johnny Weir." My disappointments are in how much Weir holds back his fabulousness! :) 4 stars |
| User ReviewCraig TAn interesting and entertaining view inside the rink (and mind) of his sport's most dynamic and natural talent. |
| User ReviewAllegra FIt didn't offer much in the way of exploring Johnny Weir's person/life/etc. It was a very straight (oh god that was not a pun) documentary about his past achievements and then-current trials and tribulations. But I enjoyed it mostly because Johnny Weir has a really, really funny Russian accent. He is pretty hilarious. |
| User ReviewMadeline MWell, it sparked my interest in Johnny Weir's reality show but as a documentary it's kind of . . . normal. |