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Blades of Glory (2007)

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Reviews Counted:178

Fresh:122

Rotten:56

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: With a talented cast, Blades of Glory successfully milks its one-joke premise into a feature-length comedy.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual humor, language, a comic violent image and some drug references

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Mar 30, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $118,153,533

Synopsis: Two comedic heavy hitters, Will Ferrell (ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY) and Jon Heder (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE), join forces to push the boundaries of slapstick with their ice-skating farce,... Two comedic heavy hitters, Will Ferrell (ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY) and Jon Heder (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE), join forces to push the boundaries of slapstick with their ice-skating farce, BLADES OF GLORY. Rival skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) begrudgingly set out to attempt a historical comeback in the pair-skating program after being banned in the men's figure skating category after an unsportsmanlike scuffle. MacElroy's former coach (Craig T. Nelson) provides them with the tough-love coaching they so desperately need. Despite their absurdity, the duo aren't previous award winners for nothing, and their combined talent threatens the position of fellow American skating champions--brother and sister pair-skating team Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg, who are played by real-life husband and wife Will Arnett (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) and Amy Poehler (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE). But while Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenberg may turn on the charm for their adoring public, they reveal their true colors as they connive to sabotage Michaels and MacElroy in their efforts to regain the championship. Ferrell's turn as the loud-talking, ego-swelling, hard-partying sex-addict skater is an abrasive and shrilling contrast to Heder's innocent, cherub-faced prodigal son. Poehler and Arnett are splendid as the biting antagonists, and demonstrate a masterful understanding of how to portray characters full of spite and self-indulgence. BLADES OF GLORY is full of gut-busting wisecracks and painfully funny imagery, and will undoubtedly leave fans hoping that Ferrell and Heder will team up again for more hilarity and outlandish entertainment. [More]

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

Starring: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Jenna Fischer, Craig T. Nelson, William Fichtner, Romany Malco, Nick Swardson, Rob Corddry

Director: Will Speck, Josh Gordon

Director: Will Speck, Josh Gordon
Screenwriter: Craig Cox, Jeff Cox, John Altschuler, David Krinsky
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller, John L. Jacobs
Composer: Theodore Shapiro
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Thin, monotonous

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

No guts and no glory, and not much in the way of comedy, either.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

This really shouldn't have taken five writers and two directors, especially considering the splendor costume designer Julie Weiss achieves all by herself. But it's not bad for such a thoroughly unitarded concept.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

Blades of Glory doesn't get the gold, in fact, I think they just miss out on the bronze.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment 1 Comment
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

Great fun!

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
09/28/07
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

I can't imagine what circumstances would lead me to watch the film, in its entirety, a second time. But I'm glad I saw it once.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/20/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

...humorous fluff at best but formulaic and predictable.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
08/27/07
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Sketch comedy stretched to its maximum length, and while it's good fun, like that big dumb goof in every high school class, it comes oh-so-close to wearing out its welcome.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
08/25/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

A no harm-no foul feelgood flick where everybody gets an 11th hour dispensation since Jimmy was really straight all along.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
08/25/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

A painless if unremarkable night out, lifted considerably by the over-the-top skating sequences.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Ferrell doesn't need a great script or direction to be funny. The man just is funny.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Slight, but amusing vulgar comedy.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
07/02/07
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Blades of Glory is funny, and that's all that matters.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment 1 Comment
06/25/07
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

The result proves sadly under-choreographed. And choreography is everything in a film that leans as heavily on slapstick as this one.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
06/23/07
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald

na tankom ledu

Full Review Source: Index.hr | comment Comment
06/22/07
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
Index.hr

this wacky comedy simply glides over the ice, never falling in the cracks or tumbling off course. Heder plays the angelic-faced blonde-mopped former child protégée ... and Ferrell is the sex addicted Tsunami of Swagger, thrown unwillingly together.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
06/15/07
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Urban Cinefile

It's silly and fun with real figure skating personalities involved... they add a bonus dimension to the jokes (like throwing in a double toe-loop after landing a triple axle).

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
05/28/07
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

l'enjouement et la constance avec lesquelles cette connerie nous ait déblatérée la rendent désopilante pour les bonnes raisons

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
05/19/07
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

We'll keep tolerating Ferrell as long as he throws in a 'Stranger Than Fiction' or 'Elf' every now and again.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment 2 Comments
05/08/07
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

An elongated comedy sketch, without any depth or development.

Full Review Source: Oregon Herald | comment Comment
05/07/07
Mark Sells
Mark Sells
Oregon Herald
 
 
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