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Summary When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their 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 th...

Directed By: Josh Gordon, Will Speck

Written By: Craig Cox, Jeff Cox, Busy Philipps, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky

Blades of Glory

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 110 User Ratings
6.4
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Summary When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their 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 th...

Directed By: Josh Gordon, Will Speck

Written By: Craig Cox, Jeff Cox, Busy Philipps, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews
64
63% Positive
22 Reviews
34% Mixed
12 Reviews
3% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 35 Critic Reviews
64
63% Positive
22 Reviews
34% Mixed
12 Reviews
3% Negative
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90
Blissfully silly, triumphantly tasteless and improbably hilarious.
By Joe Morgenstern
75
Also fun: tiny characters such as Jimmy's surprisingly helpful stalker (Nick Swardson); the film's final moments, which owe more than a little to "Grease"; and the skating costumes, which take their influence from such cultural touchstones as "Tron."
By M. E. Russell FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 110 User Ratings
6.4
56% Positive
62 Ratings
36% Mixed
40 Ratings
7% Negative
8 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 110 User Ratings
6.4
56% Positive
62 Ratings
36% Mixed
40 Ratings
7% Negative
8 Ratings

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May 29, 2012
10
Zilcell
Its probably as good as a skating movie is gonna get. Well, I guess its not all about skating.Will Ferrell and that blondie from Napoleon Dynamite do extremely well here.
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Jul 4, 2023
9
CoreGamer1408
What a really dumb and stupid comedy about two manchildren, but ice skating has never been so much fun.
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75
The timing is slack and the jokes repetitive. But, like most Will Ferrell movies, it has enough riotous moments to carry you through the dull stretches.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
67
This is Ferrell's movie, and one's tolerance for it will most likely be in direct proportion to one's tolerance for its star's vanity-free fearlessness.
By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW
60
Ben Stiller produced, and the movie is so reminiscent of "Zoolander" that I wish he had rounded up Owen Wilson and starred in it himself. Farrell and Heder are pretty funny, but they're consistently upstaged by supporting players William Fichtner, Will Arnett, and Amy Poehler.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW
50
While I don't think Blades of Glory is exactly homophobic -- it's not mean-spirited enough for that -- there's something a little too cheap and easy about the way it plays up to the ultra-straight guys in its target demographic.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW
38
You know those one-joke "Saturday Night Live" sketches that start to age after six minutes? Blades of Glory is one joke that lasts 93 minutes, costs $11 and could involve sitting next to a guy who retells the movie into his cellphone.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
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Nov 23, 2021
8
DawdlingPoet
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Nov 22, 2014
8
ydnar4
Blades of Glory may be my favorite Will Ferrell movie to date. This is when Ferrell did several sports comedies (one being Talladega NIghts and the other was Semi Pro) and I thought this one was by far the best. He and Jon Heder worked very well together but Jon Heder hasn't really done anything notable since. This is a film I was always hoping to see a sequel for although there looks like there may never be one. I also love Amy Poehler and Will Arnett as the bad guys.
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Dec 10, 2022
6
Sosmooth1982
I really thought this movie would be horrible. It was actually a funny and entertaining movie. I swear Will Ferrell can make anything funny. He's one of my favorite actors.
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Dec 26, 2020
6
Experiment626
Will Ferrell movies for me are generally hit or miss. One of the passable Ferrell movies for me. For reference the movies of his that I have really liked are Talladega Nights and Elf. This one is worth a watch, but I think once was enough.
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Dec 19, 2015
6
CineAutoctono
A film , fun and sports , only hardly convinced , but we leave a good rivalry soon turns into friendship , as doubts were clarified , it was fun, but not convincing.
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Production Company
  • DreamWorks Pictures
  • Red Hour Films
  • Smart Entertainment
  • First Entertainment
  • MTV Films
Release Date Mar 30, 2007
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Kick Some Ice
Website https://www.facebook.com/BladesofGloryMovie/
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Awards

Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 3 Nominations
BMI Film & TV Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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