The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Blades of Glory
Comedy · 2007
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.
Movie details
Blades of Glory
“Kick Some Ice”
2007 Comedy 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Blades of Glory?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Josh Gordon · Will Speck
Written by
Jeff Cox · Craig Cox · John Altschuler · Dave Krinsky
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
Court is in session
Put Blades of Glory on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.