Blades of Glory

Name: Blades of Glory
Genre: Sport, Comedy, Romance
Released: March 30, 2007
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Amy Poehler, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell

2007

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 30, 2007 | PG-13

Starring: Amy Poehler, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell

Summary: When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they've found a loophole that will allow them to compete: if theyWhen rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they've found a loophole that will allow them to compete: if they can put aside their differences, they can skate together -- in pairs' figure skating. (DreamWorks Pictures)… Expand

Director: Josh Gordon and Will Speck

Genre(s): Sport, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 93 min

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Stephen Hunter

To see seemingly reg'lar guys utterly stripped of dignity and defense is cruel enough, but crueler still is the laughter that you cannot seem to stop from rupturing your lungs and aorta. Read full review

David Edelstein

I'm looking forward to buying Blades of Glory on DVD so I can get my head around the phenomenal skating routines. Obviously, there were wires and lifts and computer-generated effects, but for my money it looked like the lumbering Ferrell and nerdy Heder were Olympic-worthy stylists. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Some of the jokes are about skating, others are about whatever random thing happened to pop into Ferrell's head with the cameras rolling, and just about all of it is funny. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Blades of Glory has funny moves even when its characters can barely move, but the film seldom gets past its one basic laugh: that a real man figure-skating is a contradiction in terms. Read full review

Steven Rea

Dumb with a capital D, Blades of Glory takes its (almost) fleshed-out sketch-comedy idea as far as an ice-skating buddy movie with we're-not-gay jokes and a psycho stalker can go. Read full review

William Arnold

Fans of figuring skating will enjoy much of the silliness, however, because its better moments have fun lampooning all the hoopla that surrounds the sport and there are cameos from the likes of Dorothy Hamill, Nancy Kerrigan, Brian Boitano, Peggy Fleming and Sasha Cohen. Read full review

Kyle Smith

You know those one-joke "Saturday Night Live" sketches that start to age after six minutes? Blades of Glory is one joke that lasts 93 minutes, costs $11 and could involve sitting next to a guy who retells the movie into his cellphone. Read full review

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LouisH.

Apr 16, 2008

First, let me say that I love this site and how it gives us the chance to express ourselves. Back on subject: I can't think of any reason why this movie does not deserve a 10. I mean, it was hilarious (even for the comedy-hating critics), what more do you want?

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BR.

Apr 3, 2007

One of the funniest, most absurd movies I have ever seen. I'm actually considering seeing it a second time in the theater & will most definitely be buying the DVD.

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Joe

Apr 8, 2007

I wasn't expecting much from this move, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it witty and full of laughs. Great chemistry between Heder and Ferrell made the film a winner.

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Frankie

Mar 31, 2007

I don't know why everyone says not as funny as Anchorman, but funnier than Talledega. I am a big Ferrel fan, but Anchorman was easily his worst. Talladega was a big step up form Anchorman, and Blades is almost on par with Ricky Bobby.

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BilB.

Apr 7, 2007

As stupid as this movie was, I really found it funny.

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mds03

Mar 17, 2013

It was very funny. You owe it to both Will Ferrel and Jon Heder because they were both equally hilarious. The script and character development was great as well as the humor. I kind of want there to be a second one. The only reason I gave it a six was that the story was good for a comedy butIt was very funny. You owe it to both Will Ferrel and Jon Heder because they were both equally hilarious. The script and character development was great as well as the humor. I kind of want there to be a second one. The only reason I gave it a six was that the story was good for a comedy but it wasn't a great movie.… Expand

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KyleW.

Sep 4, 2007

Quite possibly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Only slightly better than Nacho Libre, which isn't saying much. How does Will Ferrell go from making good movies like "Stranger Than Fiction" to such crap?

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