Film Snail

6.1

Blades of Glory

PG-13·2007·93m

Comedy

Summary

When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.

Cast

Will Ferrell

Chazz Michael Michaels

Jon Heder

Jimmy MacElroy

Will Arnett

Stranz Van Waldenberg

Amy Poehler

Fairchild Van Waldenberg

Jenna Fischer

Katie Van Waldenberg

William Fichtner

Darren MacElroy

Craig T. Nelson

Coach

Romany Malco

Jesse

Nick Swardson

Hector

Scott Hamilton

Sports Anchor

Andy Richter

Mountie

Greg Lindsay

Mountie

Rob Corddry

Bryce

Nick Jameson

PA Announcer

Tom Virtue

Floor Manager

Ben Wilson

Fox

William Daniels

Commissioner Ebbers

Zachary Ferren

Young Jimmy

Rémy Girard

Father St. Pierre

Steven M. Gagnon

Rink Official World Games

Christopher Reed

World Games Paramedic

Luciana Carro

Sam

Nancy Kerrigan

Attractive Official

Smalls

Frank the Security Guard

Luke Wilson

Sex Class Counselor

Katharine Towne

Female Sex Addict

David Pressman

Reporter - Montreal

James M. Connor

Surly Reporter - Montreal

Craig Gellis

Jail Cell Inmate

Angela Chee

Newswoman

Hans Uder

Usher

Chad Brennan

Chazz Skate Double

Ethan Burgess

Jimmy Skate Double

Patrick Hancock

Stranz Skating Double

Tiffany Scott

Fairchild Skating Double

Brian Boitano

Federation Judge

Dorothy Hamill

Federation Judge

Peggy Fleming

Federation Judge

Phil Reeves

Father

Mollie Marie Clinton

Alice

Matt Levin

Matt

Eloise Lynch

Female Fan

Fiona Gubelmann

Woodland Fairy

Smith Cho

Woodland Fairy

James P. Yorke

Skate Fox

Alysse Alcroft

Skate Woodland Fairy

Taylor Neff

Skate Woodland Fairy

Wendy Wilke

Skate Woodland Fairy

Matt Evers

Skate Tree

Keith Joe Dick

Skate Tree

Sunita Param

Reporter

Stephanie Courtney

Reporter at Sign Ups

Lisa Marie Allen

Middle-Aged Sweater Mom

Elliott Cho

Little Kid

Loretta Fox

Court Stenographer

Kyle Bornheimer

Rink PA Nationals

Jim Lampley

Co-Anchor

Sasha Cohen

Alison Martin

Female Judge Stockholm

Griffin Armstorff

Finnish Skating Prodigy

Armen Saakian

Skate Acrobat Chazz Double

Akop Manoukian

Skate Acrobat Jimmy Double

Grant Thompson

Wallet Mountie

Kelly Gould

Crying Girl

Margaret Roblin

Female Judge Montreal

Lisa Paul

Catholic School Girl

Lora Starkman

Girl Who Kisses Chazz

J.D. Cantrell

Future Skater

Kerry Rossall

Fire Extinguisher

Stephen 'tWitch' Boss

Flamboyant Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Josh Gordon

Director

Will Speck

Screenplay

John Altschuler

Screenplay

Dave Krinsky

Screenplay, Story

Jeff Cox

Screenplay, Story

Craig Cox

Story

Busy Philipps

Reviews

Kamurai

July 10, 2021

Frustrating watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend.

This might be one of the stupidest movie concepts I've ever watched. Not to mention its routed slightly in homophobia which seems like they're doubling down on a problem that men's figure skating is already dealing with.

I'm not into skating, but I can't imagine anyone who is into skating is going to be excited or enjoy the jokes at their expense, so I'm a little lost at who the audience is for this unless it's "people that hate figure skating" and I don't see them watching a figure skating movie.

A lot of the jokes just fall flat, and it's not like they don't know who to structure jokes throughout the story: the villains actually have a well constructed arc, just not a great quality to it.

The characters are mostly unlikable and chaotic, the movie is literally telling them to stop it for half the movie, and by the time it stops I don't care what the characters do until the end.

The best bit was the romantic story arc which was heavily polluted by the rest of the story.