Simple pleasing comedy

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2020)

Despite its underwhelming reception, I actually rate this as one of the better goofy comedies of recent years. Ferrell and Heder make a surprisingly strong pair and play off each other very nicely. Ferrell's use of his face and body are particularly hilarious. The jokes are fairly obvious but are delivered very well by this solid cast. I was also quite impressed by the skating scenes which are well choreographed and well edited. Blades of Glory is short and succinct which is a blessed relief after sitting through many turgid indulgent marathons in this genre.