This week’s dandy is &#8220Blades of Glory” (B), a sports-comedy that does get it right.

Of course it helps when you have funnyman Will Ferrell attached to the product, but this is a film that gets plenty of laughs from unexpected places, making it a worthy companion piece to another Ferrell comedy, &#8220Talladega Nights.”

In &#8220Glory,” Ferrell plays Chaz Michael Michaels, a flamboyant male figure skater banned after he gets into a fistfight with his rival Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) during the 2002 Winter Olympics.

It appears as if the pair will never be allowed to skate again, until Michaels’ former coach (Craig T. Nelson) discovers a loophole that allows them to qualify as a pairs team.

Ferrell and Heder work well together, with Ferrell getting plenty of laughs by playing Michaels like he is the long lost brother of a previous Ferrell character, Frank the Tank, from &#8220Old School.”

&#8220Glory” gets a big assist from real life couple Amy Poehler and Will Arnett, who nearly steal the film as a brother and sister skating team who become Michaels and MacElroy’s main rival.

Jeff and Craig Cox’s screenplay is smart enough to feature a lot of pop culture references, but still leaves room to let its characters develop. The figure skating routines are over-the-top, but walk a fine line between funny and ridiculous (I’ll admit any film that uses Queen’s &#8220Flash Gordon” soundtrack is going to have a soft spot in my heart.)

This isn’t one of the best comedies of 2007, but it still has a lot more laughs than most of the pack, making it well worth your time.

&#8220Blades of Glory” is rated PG-13 for crude humor, language and some drug references and is now available on DVD.