Amy Poehler, Craig T. Nelson, Jenna Fischer

When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of t...( read more  read more... )heir gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they've found a loophole that will allow them to compete: if they can put aside their differences, they can skate together - in pairs' figure skating.

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69% liked it

178 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Josh Gordon, Will Speck, Will Speck & Josh Gordon

Release Date: March 30, 2007

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2007

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  • October 17, 2009
    Very funny and original movie about two rival iceskaters who get disqualified from male figure skating competition. The rivals join forces and enter pair figure skating in the Winter Olympics. Funny moves and costumes.
  • September 30, 2009
    Has a few laughs and a few good characters but it?s not great.
  • April 5, 2009
    This is weak stuff, trust me, Will Ferrell is becoming alittle tiresome I have to admit. The plot is very simple and very unimportant, oh and it has ALL the usual sports cliches. Not a fan of of Jon Heder either, just not funny, the film is just stupid, Ferrell and Heder look lik...( read more)e extras from ABBA and I just cant think of anything to say here...the film is boring and daft. I reckon they're trying to make a comedy out of every known sport just to fill out they're days, the film is so pointless.
    Talledga Nights was pretty lame, this is worse.
  • December 16, 2008
    Jenna Fischer is hot. I'm not a big fan of Will Ferrell comedies and Jon Heder is pretty annoying too since his one breakout role as Napoleon Dynamite. Lots of stupid humor.
  • October 6, 2008
    Ferrell and Heder do make a good team. Both of their characters possess qualities and quirks that are similar to past roles but that does not lessen their performances but in fact adds to them by creating a familiar relationship with the audiences.

    The movie provided laughs thr...( read more)oughout, several via the skating and one of my favorite sequences is a chase scene between Ferrell and Arnett that will not be soon forgotten. This is one of the movies I can just think about and bust out laughing. "Blades" delivers for the kind of movie it is supposed to be. My only suggestion would be to bring a friend.
  • November 17, 2009
    "Funnier than I expected, but As If I expected much?"
  • November 10, 2009
    Haha....This movie is utterly STUPID...but gotta say...i enjoyed it
  • November 9, 2009
    Great cast, pure silly comedy. Ferrell at his most comfortable, you can tell.
  • November 7, 2009
    I love Will Ferrell but this just looks dumb.
  • November 4, 2009
    A very funny and entertaining movie

Critic Reviews


March 30, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

Blissfully silly, triumphantly tasteless and improbably hilarious. full review

March 30, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Some of the best lines are featured in the TV commercials, making you wish the premise had lived up to its promise. full review

March 30, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

A silly spoof that's often unexpectedly sweet. full review

March 30, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

It asks the rhetorical question, 'So what's wrong with the idea of a guy-guy pairs team?' On the other hand, Jimmy's butt-strutting in that peacock suit, his mincing walk, play right into the stereoty... full review

March 30, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

The directors, Will Speck and Josh Gordon, nail the subtext and straight-faced deportment of Ferrell's best movies. full review

March 30, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Blades of Glory is too broad to be satire and not mean enough by half -- in any case, competitive figure skating already does a pretty good job spoofing itself. full review

March 30, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

As with the recent hit middle-aged road comedy Wild Hogs, Blades of Glory tries to work maximum comic mileage from heterosexual men's fear of proximity to other men's penises. full review

March 30, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

A gold medal winner with HUGE laughs. Check your brain at the door for this one and you won't be disappointed. full review

March 30, 2007
Kurt Loder, MTV

Heder, with his snappy reactions and his bride-of-Elton-John skating ensembles, is funny beyond the call of a second banana. And Ferrell, with his little piggy eyes and his bursts of unfounded braggad... full review

March 29, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Blades takes a hard fall long before it can even nab a medal for fluff. full review

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Comments


  • perfectgentlemn
    November 14, 2008
    Pretty disappointing, I tried desperately to pull a laugh outta me, ok I did laugh once. & cringed a couple times. Not worth buying, renting or stealing. Too Bad, just another cash grab movie ;-)
  • adamwestisabeast
    July 25, 2008
    the movie was bamF V_V
  • vincentmrx
    July 20, 2008
    I think that this was a great and very funny movie.Loved it.
  • balmalidia
    July 9, 2008
    love this movie much besides that I like skating and the actors all for me is a good film her friend soul Balbuena cross lidia
  • MuchithLoveith
    June 4, 2008
    Tiis a funnii moviie :P it looks really queer... but it made me laugh sooo bad!!! XD
  • kaylabiscool
    March 25, 2008
    OMG i watch this movie like 5 times a night. I LOVE IT! will ferrell is soo funny and sexy wile jon heder is al cool and graceful. those two mixed together make one heck of a movie! p.s and having will ferrell so hot with his long hair and such makes it even better ^_^
  • pavacri23
    February 23, 2008
    it looks a little bit gay but is pretty funny
  • roxymj
    January 16, 2008
    at first i thought it s about gays but noooo. It s so funny and make me laugh for the whole film. Nice performances , Clothe and music. I love Will Fallow while he was singing 'My Hump'.// Jon Heder was so cool in the show 'Flash Gordon'and he is not gay for sure.
  • khaderfs
    January 8, 2008
    at first i thought, im making a mistake downloading this movie, but then when i watched it, it really turned to be a great funny movie
  • buffyjoe1
    January 3, 2008
    it looked like it was going to be dub but i could be wrong was it funny or retarded funny?

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