It’s Dorothy Hamill… it’s Michelle Kwan… it’s Scott Hamilton, it’s… it’s… Will Ferrell and Jon Heder? That’s right, the two comedians have hit the ice in the most successful movie in theaters two weeks running.
Blades of Glory opened in theaters on March 30 and proves to please audiences everywhere. The film opens at the 2002 Winter Olympic Men’s Singles Ice Skating Competition. Chazz Michael Michaels, played by Will Ferrell (Wedding Crashers, Stranger Than Fiction) and Jimmy MacElroy, played by Jon Heder (School for Scoundrals, Napoleon Dynamite), tie for the gold, but are later stripped of their awards and banned forever from the competition after they get in a fight on the ice at the awards ceremony.
Years later, a fan of MacElroy stumbles upon a loophole that allows the two to compete, but only in the pairs competition. As a result of having very little time to find qualified partners, the pair is forced to compete together.
As is expected in comedies with these very talented actors, the movie is hysterically funny. In fact, even more funny than one may be used to in their previous films. The plot is original, which brings a fresh twist to a brand of comedy that has become fairly routine in Will Ferrell movies.
“The blissfully silly Blades of Glory is one of those rare comedies that puts a goofy smile on your face with the premise alone – and keeps it planted there right until its wacky finale,” said Hollywood Reporter, Michael Rechtshaffen.
However, not all critics would agree with Rechtshaffen. “Blades does capture the obvious eccentricities of the skating world, and is funny up to a point, but by now Ferrell & Co. have the formula for a mild comedy down pat. What they need is a little soul,” Julia Wallace, of LA Weekly said.
For those who want to decide for themselves, the movie has only been in theaters for a short time and judging by its success so far it will most likely stay there for a while. The film runs 93 minutes and is rated PG-13 for “crude and sexual humor, language, a comic violent image and some drug references,” according to IMDB.com.