the positives outweigh the negatives

Rating: 7/10 (30 January 2010)

i have mixed feeling on this movie.i was really looking forward to it and had fairly high hopes for it.i don't quite think it lived up to my expectations.however,i liked it more than i didn't,as the positives outweighed the negatives.i'll start with with what i didn't like.the first thing was i thought the movie was too slow at times.and it takes too long too get going.and the whole 'someone lives in small town and hates it and want to get out scenario' is all too familiar.i realize this is necessary to get to know the characters,but for me the least amount of time spent on that familiar scenario without compromising the integrity of the character development-the better in my opinion.once we get to the meat of the story,the whole roller derby aspect,that's when the movie picks up.Ellen Page is good,as is most of the rest of the cast.the only two people i didn't care for were Drew Barrymore and Juliette Lewis.i just didn't buy them in there respective roles.i just think they're both a bit old to be portraying those types of characters convincingly.maybe i'm way off there.on the other hand hand,i thought Kristen Wig was fantastic.anyway,the movie was mostly entertaining.for me,Whip it is a 7/10