A not so much glorious film, but a relaxing comedy none the less

Rating: 8/10 (27 September 2007)

Will Ferrell (Elf, Zoolander) has never had me rolling over the floor laughing, but always managed the do chuckle. In this charming figure skating comedy, he plays sex addict and skater Chazz Michael Michaels and his antics get him disqualified from the competition, along with his enemy Jimmy MacElroy (Hedger  Napoleon Dynamite) until a loop hole is found when they can skate again, but only in the pairs division. The rivalry is portrayed well, with predictable humour encoded to make the film and situation more relaxed.
The plot maintains a steady pace throughout, with cheesy but funny jokes used to justify the genre.
The acting is as good as is probably expected. The actors, as is seen in extra features on the DVD, went through training to get excessive training for all the skating required, which is what I personally thought was great and made re watching the film more interesting. The moves are very good, and some are funny.
There are critics who think it's probably all been done before and so on, but this film is one of those that seems to accept that but doesn't mind, getting on with it anyway.
It's a relaxed and funny comedy, which is worth watching for the interesting relationship between Chazz Michaels and MacElroy.
worth watching if you like predictable comedy and active sports