Whip It

Who doesn't like Ellen Page? Since Juno, I'll go see anything she's in. She didn't disappoint in this movie and gave another great performance. This time she plays a half-time beauty pageant contestant and half-time roller derby chick while in high... Full review

This movie brought back memories of our youth when we used to rush home to watch the Roller Derby. Story was good, acting was okay. We watched purely for nostalgia of it. It was entertaining and funny. The ringmaster had some... Full review

Whip was completely different than what i thought it was going to be.. it was much better! It's a coming of age story but this one had a different style and that made it even more entertaining i thought. Drew Barrymore... Full review

This is not your typical rebellion teen story. This evokes more emotion from all sides of the family, friends, rivals. This movie rocks from beginning to end. See it and call me a liar if you dare to. Great movie!... Full review

What a great coming of age movie! I loved all the characters, but Bliss especially. I didn't want the movie to end. I wanted to know what happened to all the characters after the movie ended. The Roller Derby scenes were... Full review

its a chick flick, feel good movie. had some comical parts. if you liked juno, this is a good movie. i saw it with a friend and she liked it too. its a low budget film so the lighting seemed similar... Full review

This is the most convenient plot ever. This was definitely some females wet dream and not at all real life. For a girl who was supposed to have such a rough life, things sure did fall perfectly inplace for her. Completely... Full review

After hearing this movie was Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, and Oscar nominee Ellen Page was starring, I figured it was a no brainer. I have not walked out of a movie I paid full price for in I don't remember how... Full review

Drew Barrymore does a great job of directing this movie.. The performances are natural, it is funny and touching in turns and it is a slice of teenage life one wishes on all of us.. Jimmy Fallon is a hoot as... Full review

just enough predictable schmaltz at one point of the movie to make you go "yeahhh..I saw that coming, thanks.." but the rest of the movie had good characters, - those girls are wild and fun! - the ultimate happy ending we... Full review

Whip It" is surprisingly good in spite of itself, conventional as a sports movie yet mature in its development of character.....Drew Barrymore has done well to hype it as her directorial debut;.... ... Full Review

From a directorial standpoint, the film Whip It was choppy.....Unfortunately Whip It, while a good movie, It did not seem to be well directed.....it could have been the script writing that was the root cause of the problems with Whip It.....If there were problems with the script writing then I think.... ... Full Review

the underdog sports movie, the teenage girl coming-of-age tale -....Meanwhile, the characters are likable enough in this movie, but watered-down.....Whip It" isn't a terrible movie, it's just so disposable.....Whip It" even fails to make us care about the climactic showdown.....Even the most predictable sports movies usually get us to hold our breath a bit as the underdog tries to stage the big upset.... ... Full Review

But it's a great girl-power flick....Because of some of the adult-oriented material, this movie is best for kids 14 and older..... ... Full Review

Whip It" might be better if it were a lot worse.....there, the scenes featuring the freewheeling sport are energetic and entertaining, for the most part.....Overall, though, "Whip It" would have been better off....Her delivery of sarcastic quips and best friendly sympathy is believable and funny....Juliette Lewis does a solid job working with a sometimes cheesy script as Bliss's arch rival "Iron Maven.... ... Full Review

Sexual plaything or S&M dominant? The American Idol runner-up flirts with both roles on his hedonistic first single. This update of The Association's 1967 hit for the Whip It soundtrack keeps the sunny vocals and adds sweet brass lines. ... Full Article

The actress donned her skates alongside Lewis and Ellen Page for the roller derby film, which also marked her directorial debut. But the 34 year old ended up nursing a painful leg injury when she took a nasty tumble. ... Full Article

In the end, there was only one man on stage at the Spectrum for its final moment. After a marathon 3-1/2 hour, 41-song set before festive sellout crowd, guitarist Mike McCready was left alone for his signature solo at the... ... Full Article

Maybe it's too early to call it for sure, but early indications are that 2009 is the year of indie estrogen. Whether it be the boy-consuming succubus in Jennifer's Body ; the spunky, rebellious roller derby girl in Whip It... ... Full Article

Rating: PG for some action and peril, and brief mild language. What it's about: A scientist creates an indestructible robot version of his son after the boy dies. ... Full Article

"Whip It," the directorial debut from Drew Barrymore is filled with laughs, but anchored in a heartwarming story line. The plot revolves around Texas teen, Bliss Cavendar, played by Ellen Page ("Juno"). ... Full Article