A spunky coming-of-age dramady about roller derby that boasts another stellar performance by Ellen Page.
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10/03/09
Whip It (2009)
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Reviews Counted:141
Fresh:116
Rotten:25
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: While made from overly familiar ingredients, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut has enough charm, energy, and good-natured humor to transcend its many cliches.
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with this feisty, female-friendly action-comedy. JUNO's Ellen Page stars as Bliss Cavendar, a young woman who longs to break free of her small-town bonds... [More]
Starring: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore
Director: Drew Barrymore
Reviews for Whip It
As a director, Barrymore shows some heart...
10/03/09
I didn't love Whip It, but I found myself enjoying it, almost against my will.
10/02/09
As in most sports movies, the matches are really a means to an end, in this case the maturation of Bliss from a compliant but unhappy daughter to a young woman who knows her own mind.
10/02/09
Thoroughly delightful, invigorating and captivating with just the right balance of drama and comedy.
10/02/09
It's that happiest of surprises: a multiplex movie that genuinely respects its young audience.
10/02/09
An easy movie to like.
10/02/09
Cynical moviegoers who are the first in their circle of friends to look for a movie's missteps probably shouldn't attend Whip It, but many, many people will find something to love in this roller-skating underdog.
10/02/09
For the most part, the 34-year-old Barrymore, with much of her life spent in front of the camera and more than a few impressive producing credits already in the bank, proves steady on her feet, able to handle curves and straightaways with equal grace.
10/02/09
Top Critic... this is a movie about girls that just wanna have fun
10/02/09
Whip It is an unexpectedly touching film about female empowerment.
10/02/09
Ellen Page expands on the subtleties she brought to her potentially one-note lead role in Juno.
10/02/09
The movie offers another memorable performance from Ellen Page, and it's an auspicious directing debut for Drew Barrymore.
10/02/09
Love may be too strong a word, for me. But I'm deeply in like with Whip It.
10/02/09
Boisterous, cloying, simultaneously raunchy and innocent, hip and klutzy.
10/02/09
A classically constructed coming of age story that fully embraces its girl power attitude.
10/02/09
Roller derby dramedy mixes girl power and teen angst.
10/02/09
Whip It looks like it was a fun movie to make. Unfortunately, it's not all that fun to watch.
10/02/09
Whip It! works...and does so sensationally. Apparently, movies can be fun. It just takes someone like Drew Barrymoore to figure out how.
10/02/09
Barrymore's embrace of gal power is joyful. The skaters are gutsy, goofy or both. They own their own odd sexiness.
10/02/09
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October 01, 2009:
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October 01, 2009:
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September 28, 2009:
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July 19, 2009:
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