Blades of Glory **1/2
Cast: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer, William Fichtner, Craig T. Nelson
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Running Length: 1:30
MPAA Classification: PG-13

Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) are professional ice skaters. They are exact opposites and bitter rivals. Chazz is the bad boy who does things on his own. Jimmy is graceful but without passion. When they tie for a gold medal, the resulting brawl ends up with them being banned for life from the men’s competition. Jimmy’s coach then gets an idea: put them together and enter them in the pairs competition. They would be able to do moves that a man and a woman together never could. They could be unstoppable. The only obstacle in their path is the team of Stranz (Arnett) and Fairchild (Poehler) Van Waldenberg, and they will do anything to remain on top of the pairs competition.

“Blades of Glory” does for figure skating what “Talladega Nights” did for NASCAR. Farrell and Heder have good comedy chemistry, and the skating scenes are the funniest parts of the movie. This is not Will Ferrell’s funniest movie, but does have enough laughs to make a viewing worthwhile, although I would recommend waiting for DVD. Fans of Will Ferrell will not be disappointed, but those expecting nonstop laughs will be.