Blades of Glory (2007)

Director: Will Speck

Cast: Will Ferrell as Chazz Michael Michaels, Jon Heder as Jimmy MacElroy, Will Arnett as Stranz Van Waldenberg, Amy Poehler as Fairchild Van Waldenberg, Jenna Fischer as Katie Van Waldenberg, William Fichtner as Darren MacElroy, Craig T. Nelson as Coach, Romany Malco as Jesse, Nick Swardson as Hector, Scott Hamilton as Sports Anchor, Andy Richter as Mountie, Greg Lindsay as Mountie, Rob Corddry as Bryce, Nick Jameson as PA Announcer, Tom Virtue as Floor Manager

What can I say? The whole theater laughed during this whole movie.
There were a few cheap laughs and some very obvious jokes thrown in,
but the delivery was par for the course as far as Farrell is concerned.
In other words, if Farrell is your kind of comedic character, you'll
love this movie. If, say, Hugh Grant is your idea of a comic character,
you'll probably hate this movie. Will Farrell's character was
essentially Ron Burgundy on ice skates, which is a great idea. Ron
Burgundy was, of course, the embodiment of the so-called
"alpha-masculine" persona of the '70s and '80s. - unabashedly proud,
sexist, and narcissistic. Put him into a sport that in many peoples'
eyes in inherently effeminate and you've got a sure-fire crowd pleaser.

Jon Heder was a little less Napolean Dynamite-ish in this movie. He is
still the same innocent, ignorant, nerdy, awkward person as in his
debut character. That said, he is a little more image-aware in this
character, and as the movie progressed I saw less Napolean Dynamite (a
major problem in his career until now, IMO), and I saw more of this
"other" character. Heder's character is hard to describe other than to
say it is Napolean Dynamite combined with Derek Zoolander - a lovable
ignorant narcissist. Put that on ice skates opposite Ron Burgundy the
figure skater and you have 93 minutes of great fun.

What really makes this film work is Farrell's willingness to do
anything in a movie and Heder's reluctance to do such things. They are
polar opposites as far as comedic actors and their comedic emphasis are
concerned. But those two personalities really work well to complement
each other on screen in this film. 8/10