Blades of Glory

Blissfully silly, triumphantly tasteless and improbably hilarious.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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.

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.

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.

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.