Ferrell and Heder go for gold.

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 2007)

I'm a fan of Will Ferrell and John Heder, and the mere idea of the two as disgraced rival ice-skaters forced to team up and compete as a pair made me grin like an idiot. But would the film be as funny as the concept?
Well, whilst it might not be a perfect 6.0, the comedic duo definitely go for gold, putting in a couple of terrific performances that get a winning score from this judge (I'm giving it 9 out of 10 on IMDb).
Ferrell is sex addict super-stud skater Chazz Michael Michaels; Heder is his spoilt, effeminate rival Jimmy MacElroy. When the two are awarded joint Gold in the Olympics, they begin a fight which results in them being stripped of their medals and banned from men's singles figurative skating... for life!
However, several years later, they become aware of a loophole in the skating rules which allows them to take part in world competition once more... as a pairs team. Together, they attempt to win gold once more, taking on the Waldenbergs, a brother and sister pair whose suggestive (and somewhat incestuous) ice dancing makes Ferrell and Heder's routines seem almost normal in comparison.
From the moment that Heder takes to the ice, resplendent in his sequined Peacock costume, this film is a relentlessly funny, gag-fest that, whilst perhaps not quite reaching the greatness of Anchorman, is certainly on a par with Ferrell's Talladega Nights and slightly better than, although not quite as quotable as, Heder's Napolean Dynamite.
Sure, there is no denying that Blades of Glory is low-brow, OTT (and some might even say homophobic) humour, and it will not be to everyone's taste, but fans of dumb comedy (think along the lines of Benchwarmers, Zoolander or Dodgeball) should find this movie hilarious.
And even though cinematic comedy is very subjectiveone man's Chevy Chase is another man's Pauly ShoreI defy even the most pretentious film-lover not to crack a smile at the sight of Ferrell and Heder, with face in each other's groin, performing their 'fire and ice' routine.
Go on, admit it... it's making you chuckle just thinking about it.