From the very first second I laid eyes on the absolutely hilarious poster for this film, in my neighborhood multiplex a few months ago, I knew with extreme certainty that I'd be seeing it the very first week it opened. Caught it on Wednesday and I'm here to say the movie most definitely delivers on the promise of the poster, big time.
Jon Heder finally gets a role he can have some fun with for a change (which hasn't really happened since Napoleon Dynamite),and he's superbly cast as the sheltered and phobic Jimmy MacElroy, the perfect foil for Ferrell's sex machine on skates, Chazz Michael Michaels. Ferrell is fast becoming more and more adept at portraying genuine characters in his movies, not merely hollow caricatures, and he is clearly in his element here.
The beginning of the movie, the set-up, is wonderfully written, and the over-the-top tone that's established in these opening scenes is successfully carried throughout. The energy level stays high, the plot never gets tedious or bogged down, and, best of all, the routines that the two of them perform together as partners are truly hilarious and original. I was left wanting more, and that speaks volumes.
Blades of Glory
2007
Action / Comedy / Sport
Blades of Glory
2007
Action / Comedy / Sport
Plot summary
When rivalry between the world's best men's figure skaters - sex addicted, improvisational Chazz Michael Michaels and germophobic, precise Jimmy MacElroy - breaks into a fight on the awards platform, they're banned from the event for life. Three years later, desire for a gold medal and a careful reading of the rules lead them to compete as skating's first male-male pair. Can they overcome mutual dislike, limited time to prepare, their coach's secret past, and the dirty tricks of their main opponents, the Van Waldenberg siblings? The key to victory or defeat may lie in the attraction of the virginal Jimmy toward Katie, the Van Waldenbergs' little sister.
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This film actually warrants a sequel!
H,mmmm
Unlike these other reviewers I didn't see any overt evidence that the couple was gay (other than make ice skaters lean that way in real life),but anyway ignoring that the film was not funny. It is comedy in name only that is if you think Thunder Force or White Chicks is funny you may like this. Otherwise, no.
I Am Glad Many Agree With Me
I Am not alone in disliking this film. It was cheesy and not in any good way. I am not sure who finds this stuff funny. Perhaps comedy is a dead art and I am not exaggerating. Anyway, nowadays comedians cannot be funny because some group is sure to take offence and everyone has a group!