We'll keep tolerating Ferrell as long as he throws in a 'Stranger Than Fiction' or 'Elf' every now and again.
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05/08/07
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Comedies
US 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,... [More]
Starring: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett
Director: Will Speck, Josh Gordon
Reviews for Blades of Glory
21 - 40 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
An elongated comedy sketch, without any depth or development.
05/07/07
Exceeded my very low expectations...Despite the dry spells between genuine laughs, the movie feels over and done with, but doesn't really leave you wanting more. It's just right, and just a little flat.
05/06/07
Some of the laughs are inspired and big, and while you wish the movie was as cruel as you know the figure skating world really is, at least it isn't afraid of being silly.
05/01/07
You may need diapers (if you don't normally wear them) to view this.. Let the world rest a while and enjoy the silliness.
04/29/07
The comedy is disposable because Ferrell and Heder don't bother being recognizably human.
04/25/07
Cavorting on the ice in their elaborate figure skating costumes, Will Ferrell and Jon Heder made me laugh so much my stomach ached.
04/21/07
"Blades of Glory" will have Will Ferrell fans dizzy with laughter.Silly, uneven, but hilarious when it's funny, the show might remind his fans of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."
04/17/07
The week's pleasant surprise was finding myself chuckling and occasionally laughing out loud at Blades of Glory.
04/14/07
Roughly twice as good as a movie with such a thin comedic premise deserves to be.
04/14/07
I found myself not even giggling.
04/14/07
Ferrell Still Rocks Even When He's Coasting
04/08/07
After Ferrell's manchild partners with a fey figure-skating rival (Heder), it's strictly uninspired buddy-comedy bickering.
04/07/07
There is a steady stream of laughs and narrative interest. Blades isn't quite as funny as Zoolander or Dodgeball, but it deserves a solid score from the judges.
04/07/07
Top CriticWill Ferrell is funny. Just looking at him makes you chuckle. Jon Heder is funny looking. Together, they make an amusing duo. And Blades of Glory is a funny film.
04/07/07
I can't remember a time when I have laughed so long and hard at a decapitation gag.
04/07/07
Top CriticFormula rules, as Ferrell applies his schtick to another sport. But there’s enough silly spectacle and eye-popping costumes to compensate.
04/06/07
Top CriticFor a similar film that offers more laughs by taking it to the limit, rent the Farrelly brothers' 1996 bowling gem Kingpin.
04/05/07
Hilarious comedy with superb comic performances from Heder and Ferrell and some impressive digital trickery during the ice skating scenes.
04/05/07
Personable enough, though genuine belly laughs are in short supply.
04/05/07
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