It actually made me laugh!

Rating: 6/10 (11 May 2015)

Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy are banned from figure skating for life after a brawl breaks out between the two of them during the medal ceremony. With the help of Coach (Craig T. Nelson) , Chazz and Jimmy reluctantly decide to make a comeback in pairs. The Van Waldenberg's (Poehler & Arnett) do everything they can to thwart those plans to undermine them with underhanded tactics. I'm not a big Will Ferrell fan. I hated this movie the first time I saw it. I thought it was completely unfunny. I'm not sure if it was the type of mood I was in, but I actually thought it wasn't too shabby this time around. The premise is absolutely juvenile and silly, but there are some genuine laughs here. The laughs are intermittent, but I laughed a lot more than I expected to. This has your "typical" comedy cast and I dislike figure skating as a sport in general, but Ferrell and Heder manage to make it work somehow. It does have some lazy humor (Ferrell singing My Humps by the Black Eyed Peas flopped badly) But there are some raunchy gags that legitimately cracked me up. The figure skating action is actually fun to watch. Despite that it's done in comedic fashion, I didn't mind watching it. Will Ferrell gives one of his better performances here. He's still lazy at times, but he actually made me laugh. I'll give credit where it's due. Jon Heder plays a great straight man. His chemistry with Ferrell was solid. Craig T. Nelson takes everything seriously and was a lot of fun to watch. Amy Poehler & Will Arnett make solid foes for Ferrell & Heder. Jenna Fischer did well in her role. As a huge Boy Meets World fan, I had to point this out! William Daniels (Mr. Feeny) makes an appearance as a commissioner!
I'll take what I can get. It's far from great, but I laughed a fair amount, even if it was sporadic. If you enjoy silly humor, you'll certainly get your money's worth here. I was pleasantly surprised.
6.4/10