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Blades of Glory Review

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I wasn�t very excited to see Blades of Glory, mostly Wil Ferrell�s been guilty of making some real stinkers in the past few years (Kicking and Screaming comes to mind). He atoned somewhat with Stranger than Fiction last fall, so I decided to give him another chance.

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I�m glad I did because Blades of Glory was one of the funniest films I�ve seen in years. Ferrell stars as Chazz Michael Michaels, one of America�s best men�s figure skaters. His arch rival, Jimmy McEhlroy (played by Napoleon Dynamite�s Jon Heder), is another American figure skater. They are exact opposites, with Jimmy being a graceful, technical skater while Chazz is a brash, boorish lout who entertains with sexual innuendo. At a competition in Stockholm, they tie for first and a fight breaks out on the medal podium. They are banned from men�s competition for life.

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Chazz winds up skating for an ice show, while Jimmy winds up in a sporting goods store. A stalker tracks down Jimmy and tells him that he can compete again, but only in doubles competition. With the national championships only a month away, he and Chazz are forced to join together to compete.

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I�ll say this, their program in the national championships was totally hilarious and I haven�t laughed that hard in a long time. Unlike most comedies where the trailers online and in the theatres show you all the funny bits, there is plenty not in the trailers this time.

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