Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory can definitely be defined as a blockbuster, bringing in 23 million since it's opening weekend of March 30. I saw the previews and knew that if Will Ferrell was going to be in it that it would be hilarious.

He did not disappoint. This movie ran at only an hour and a half long but that was just enough to make it worth your while. If you're a figure skating fan and watch the competitions don't go into this movie expecting it to be "by the book." Because as an avid figure skating watcher it wasn't true to the sport, but it was a comedy so you shouldn't really expect it to be, it sort of was poking fun at the sport. There wasn't a short and long program. The scoring system was still the "6.0" system and the didn't have enough technical and artistic elements in the program to even meet all the qualifications necessary.

I loved how they had cameos of actual skaters, or past skaters. Scott Hamilton was one of the announcers during the competitions, so his was more of an actual part. But they had Brian Boitano, Peggy Fleming and Dorothy Hamill as Federation judges when they decide that they should lose their license to skate in men's singles, if you will. They also had Sasha Cohen in the movie as a cameo as well.

The scene where they are skating their first routine as a male/male couple was the funniest thing in the entire movie. Everyone in the theatre was laughing and I myself laughed so hard my sides hurt.

There were only one slight in the movie. I felt at times that Jenna Fischer, who played Jon Heder's love interest, wasn't acting that well. I know at times when she was put into situations by her brother and sister that she really didn't want to do that it was necessary to act stiff and stilted...but at other times her actions came across as fake and stiff and didn't flow that well.

Will Ferrell was definitely the star of the movie. He, at least for me, had the attention drawn to him any time he was in a scene. I think this is what makes him a good actor. If I was giving a star rating for this movie I would give it a 4/5.