IMDb2.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes0%
Metacritic13/100
Google Users29%
Director: David Kellogg•Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance
A famous, flamboyant rapper named Johnny "Ice" Van Owen arrives in a small town looking for a place to stay after a gig. He sets his sights on Kathy, a young woman who is already engaged to a college student. Ice attempts to woo Kathy with his music and charisma, much to the dismay of her fiancé and her conservative family.
Cool as Ice was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and was a significant box office failure. It is widely regarded as one of the worst films of the 1990s and has gained a reputation as a cult 'so bad it's good' film.
A nonsensical plot that barely holds together.
Vanilla Ice's acting and rapping are widely panned.
The film is considered a cinematic disaster with little redeeming quality.
Google audience: Audience reviews highlight the film's profound lack of quality in all aspects, from acting to plot. Many viewers found it unintentionally hilarious due to its sheer incompetence.
Nominated for 5 Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Vanilla Ice), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst New Star (Vanilla Ice). It won Worst Picture and Worst Actor.
The film was originally intended to be a more serious drama, but was rewritten to capitalize on Vanilla Ice's burgeoning music career, leading to its disjointed and often absurd tone.
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