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Whip It!

2009

Drew Barrymore

Elliot Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Alia Shawkat, Kristen Wiig ...

5.6

4,056

Comedy. Drama In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

	Media	Author	Review
		Kim Newman Empire	"Excellent emo chick coming-of-age drama plus broads in fetish gear battering each other on roller skates — frankly, a film that offers something for everyone. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"An unreasonably entertaining movie, causing you perhaps to revise your notions about women's Roller Derby"
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Sweet without being sticky and funny without getting silly, 'Whip It' introduces Barrymore as a director with a keen eye, a good ear for tone and an inspired touch with actors"
		Rob Nelson Variety	"Laced with good-natured hipster kitsch and endearingly goofy girl power, director Drew Barrymore's roller-derby dramedy, 'Whip It', is a gas"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"At its best, this could have been a passable distraction and at its worst, it could have been unwatchable. Barrymore manages to bring it in somewhere in between those extremes."
		Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"Marcia Gay Harden is the picture’s treasure; watching her swell with concern at her daughter’s choices, you understand how hard it is to let go"
		Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News	"It's that happiest of surprises: a multiplex movie that genuinely respects its young audience."
		Scott Tobias AV Club	"It’s virtually impossible to hate the film, but Barrymore’s presence behind the camera suggests more calculation than vision"
		Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"'Whip It' is completely predictable from the first frame. It also is ridiculously, utterly entertaining."

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