Whip It: DVD Review
Whip It
Released by Roadshow
Entertainment
Rating: M
Drew Barrymore is the one behind the camera for the majority of this
her debut.
It's a coming of age story starring
Juno's Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar, a young girl in a mid American town who
wants to get away. Her mum insists she enters beauty pageants and Bliss goes
along with it because she doesn't want to hurt her feelings.
However, one day Bliss comes across the world of roller derby. Bliss
decides she will join the local downtown Austin team, The Hurl Scouts, and
becomes Babe Ruthless, the team's latest addition.
But she can't tell her folks and soon Babe Ruthless becomes a star -
and Bliss is left facing a very real choice.
Whip
It is wonderful - a deft directing debut from Drew (who appears as a fellow
roller derby player) which charms and makes the simple soar.
There's a simplicity of story with Whip It - it wears the cliche on
its sleeve (although the ending is anything but) and thanks to some good solid
performances, you will find yourself walking out with a big grin. It manages to
nicely capture the frustrations of small town America as well as the desperation
of wanting to shine at something rather than a family tradition.
Whip It has heart and soul aplenty - there's an
exuberance to this tale of girl power which will affect you more than you want
to admit.
Rating: 8/10
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