Rameshwar IN Reviewed May 2010There is nothing on display that is either new or would impress you as what we expect from a director's debut - fresh ideas. It follows a template structured narrative style that is visible in most movies of this genre and tries to emphasize similar values as following the passion or about friendship, love lost and gain etc. Just a few working formulas are chosen, a new backdrop picked and hashed into a movie. Out of all these what goes right here is that they don't do a bad job at it. I have admired Ellen Page's performance in Juno and she is only getting better at it and this movie also features a host of good supporting performances too. The roller derby scenes could have been done a lot better and when I saw that Kiwi stunt woman I thought we are in here for a treat of sequences. There is absolutely nothing from her and overall a bit too disappointing. It's a movie where you don't get bored and the performances try to connect with you for a bit, but by the end memory of the movie fades away quickly.

bazmitch23 Every time an actor or actress directs their first movie, they fail. Except for Ben Affleck.What's wrong with this film: It's just another clichéd sports movie: The main character wants to do a sport but her parents forbid her, so she secretly does the sports behind their backs. The team don't like her and bully her, but warm up to her later. Main character's parents discover she's doing the sport and get her out of the team just when the big championship is coming up. Main character does a motivational speech to make her parents put her back in the team, it works. Main character joins the team just in time to take part in the championship, we've seen this many times.Ellen Page is the same sarcastic character she always is and Zoe Bell can't act. However, it was nice to see Drew play a different character than the one she usually plays. In this film, she plays a wild woman who's is all brawn but no brain.And for the hundredth time, we seen the "friends fall out" cliché.

cicoombe this movie is quirky and exciting - i loved it so much i watched it several times and now look forward to adding it to my permanent collection i would definitely recommend this movie to anyone wanting to bust out of the rut of "top 10" releases. i watch a whole lot of movies, and sometimes they all start to just blur in together - like yeah that was a fun slasher movie or a fun action movie But this movie is totally different from most movies you see. It's about a young female who is stuck in a small town, small life scene and reaches out for something new and exciting and different and possibly a little dangerous that is personally fulfilling to her.

zardoz-13 Drew Barrymore made a corker for her freshman effort! "Whip It" is all about empowering women and this is the best roller blade movie ever. Everything seems to come together without a flaw as Ellen Page heads up an all-star cast and the casting and performance really make this movie memorable, whether it is Daniel Stern as our heroine's father or Kristen Wigg as Maggie Mayhem, there isn't a bad performance. Ellen Page is terrific as a high school girl who just cannot seem to find her niche in life. Of course, her mom has her sights set on her lovely daughter becoming a beauty pageant queen so she can land a good husband, get into a great college, and enjoy the benefits of a well-earned life. However, beauty pageants are NOT a part of Bliss Cavander's agenda in life. The minute that she spots three gals careening into a thrift/head shop in Austin, Texas, Bliss knows what she wants to do is roller blade. Sadly, this inspirational little sports epic didn't generate stellar box office receipts, but it is worth watching for its oddball characters and its general thematic material. Sport movies fall into two types: those where the team is triumphant against overwhelming odds and those where the team isn't as successful against overwhelming odds. "Whip It" occupies the latter category.