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Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Blades of Glory is an alright film- kind of like a nice comedy diversion. Based on ice skating it features Jon Heder(Napoleon Dynamite) and Will Ferrell as rival and then partners with completely different mannerisms and personalities. There is some fun in watching them ice skate, but it soon wears off and the laughs are few and far out. Or maybe I never was interested in ice skating, so it flew over my head in some respects. Regardless, if you like Will Ferrell you can give Blades of Glory a watch.

This movie has a storyline that you wouldn't think would be one from a Will Ferrell movie. This actor normally plays macho guys with uber masculine personalities and professions, but this film features him as a professional ice skater. He does put a bit of masculinity in his character, which is portrayed in the very first scene with his first performance shown in the movie. This different, yet same, character portrayal by Ferrell was a great change that I enjoyed watching. I also thought it was very interesting to see Ferrell star with Jon Heder in this film. The two actors have particularly different styles when it comes to comedy; Ferrell's is more inappropriate humor, while Heder has more of a weird and quirky style. This film seems to combine these two styles in a hilarious manner, creating a wider range of humor for the audience. The plot of this film was pretty different, but also somewhat basic (they're in a competition, they have rivals, there's a romantic interest). What really makes it hilarious are the unique characters of Jimmy and Chazz, and other characters like the Van Waldenburg siblings, Jimmy's number one fan, and the pair's coach (played by Craig T Nelson). This movie is a very quotable one, and is the perfect mix of Jon Heder's quirky and Will Ferrell's classic humor.

Blades of Glory was an absolute thrill to watch. It takes some intelligence and care to pull off a great comedy and this film certainly does it. The story and direction was great to watch and the cast deliver some of their finest performances. Thoroughly enjoyed and a bit disappointed to see its low rating here on IMDb, guess some folks don't enjoy a big laugh. This film was some of last good films of Will Ferrell as lately his films are quite horrendous and over the top. Blades of glory doesn't try too hard to be funny and ends up hitting it out of the park. The two main cast members have big and different personalities and the film is littered with comedic gold. 8/10

Blades Of Glory is a fantastic comedy movie with a great story line,a brilliant cast and hilarious characters.Will Ferrell is obviously the funniest in this movie,like he is in every other movie he is in,he is always hilarious and a fantastic actor.I also really enjoyed Will Arnett and Amy Poehlers performances,ever since he hosted the golden globes,I felt strangely attracted to Poehler,mainly because he is just such a funny person.If you are a fan of Will Ferrell comedies.I would strongly recommend you see this.When two ice skaters are kicked out of their league,the two of them join together in pairs skating,competing against two very competitive siblings,who will do whatever to have to to win.