Whip it good.

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2010)

When I heard about Whip it, I thought that it wouldn't be that good. I mean does a Roller Derby sound that interesting? Not really. Then I realized it was directed by Drew Barrymore, and I thought that maybe it wouldn't be too bad. Then I saw it and I really, really liked it.
It's a girly movie. But it's really funny and big hearted. The cast is all lovable. I love Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Daniel Stern(that surprised me)and Zoe Bell(Uma Thurman's stunt double in Kill Bill and she was in Death Proof). These are all talented actors, and they all do well here. Who'd of thought that Drew Barrymore could direct a movie like this?
The script is very funny. And the film is never boring. Absolutely nothing boring about it. It has a few comebacks from some actors(Daniel Stern and Juliette Lewis). I will get back to my praise later, but now I must get to what it's about.
Ellen Page gives her best performance since Juno as Bliss, a teenage girl who has been doing beauty pageants for years. She is tired of it. so when she hears about a Roller Derby, she travels down to Austin Texas and tries out for, lying about her age. She does make it. she is on a team with Maggie Mayham(played by the lovable Kristen Wiig), Smashley Simpson(played by Drew Barrymore, who does very well here getting injured all the time), Rosa Sparks, and I don't remember the other one's name.
She is doing this behind her parent's(played by Marcia Gay Harden and Daniel Stern) back. Eventually, Bliss falls in love with a rock star. and she also comes to realize that this roller derby stuff isn't working out.
Juliette Lewis plays a villain type character. The entire film she is picking on Bliss. Whip it is a hilarious film. It's never boring at all. Drew Barrymore does a very good job for her directorial debut. If this is her debut, I want to see her direct more. She is very funny in this movie, so is the whole cast. This doesn't sound like it would be that interesting. Think again. I had a smile on my face throughout most of the movie. See it.
Whip it:***1/2 out of ****