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Ice-rink hi-jinks are the order of the day in Blades of Glory, a lively sports comedy that sees Will Ferrell and Jon Heder become figure skating's first male duo. Energetically milking its cool high concept in a series of rib-tickling dance routines, this first feature from commercial directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon tends to freeze over when the twirling stops. If the movie misses out on gold, though, the leads' offbeat chemistry at least guarantees it a place on the podium.

Banned from solo competitions after a shameful brawl at the World Championships, ex-child prodigy Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) and egotistical bad boy Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) find themselves having to hawk skating equipment and perform in cheesy ice revues to make ends meet. A loophole in the rulebook, however, offers them a way back... provided they can set aside their differences and become pirouetting partners. But do the "Tsunami of Swagger" and "Little Orphan Awesome" have what it takes to succeed as the next Orville and Dean?

"6.0 FOR EFFORT"

Having tackled little league soccer in Kicking & Screaming, motor racing in Talladega Nights and basketball in the upcoming Semi-Pro, it's fair to say Ferrell isn't exactly stretched here. Nor does Heder stray far from the naive geek persona that has been his stock in trade since Napoleon Dynamite. Together, though, they strike enough sparks to earn a 5.8 for artistic interpretation and a 6.0 for effort. Skating aficionados, meanwhile, will relish the cameos from such real-life icons as Nancy Kerrigan and Brian Boitano.

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Blades Of Glory is released in UK cinemas on Friday 6th April 2007.