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dschank
12May12
a waste of a loveable premise, and a mostly likeable cast. poor ellen page really gives it her all too - she cries real tears, has semi-plausible heart-to-hearts with the also-wasted marcia gay harden, and even appears to be doing her own stunts. there's a great movie yet to be made about women's roller derby leagues for sure. but this one feels like "teen wolf" minus the kitsch.
ΞRIC B∆D TASTΞ
4Mar12
a very cool & funny movie - i love movies about rebellious girls from a small town... but i really missed Devo's Whip It!
Michael Harbour
16Jan12
A very cool movie which doesn't make all the obvious choices but still hews close enough to cliche to stay in or near most people's comfort zones. I'd expect the most common reaction to be "I liked it. It was a little odd." Drew Barrymore is most definitely a skillful director.
Roger Da Silva João
5Sep11
that was a pretty damn fun movie. BUT, it could be a little less so blatantly INDIE. I mean come on... the cute boy is a guitar player in a band and he's a Daniel Johnston fan to boot. Ellen Page (so cute) is all alternative and wears a STRYPER t-shirt. everybody looks so cool, and is so hip... well, anyways, it is fun. also, all the girls look so sexy. Juliette Lewis was so hot she was melting.
cloud moss
7Aug11
I loved this. Rollerskating action, relationships (family, friends, lover), girl confidence, and weird Austin, TX!
bleadof
18May11
I liked Whip It alias Roller Girl a lot. It was a pretty good debut direction by Drew Barrymore. Ellen Page does his signature pixie dream girl role - no surprises there. There's not a lot of surprises in the movie but it's still a solid piece of comedy which I enjoyed - much obliged.
davy
10May11
A movie about women featuring other women talking to more women and not just about other men, which alone makes this remarkable in Hollywood.
SeanMichael and 2 others like this
Sarah
10Apr11
Shocker! A movie that shows true friendships between women! Fun as hell - with a popping soundtrack.
Bushra Toppa likes this
Nina Sobieski
9Apr11
Makes me want to dig up my own skates from when I was a kid :p blue wheels with glitter in them, aha they were the best
wendy and lucy
6Mar11
Smashley Simpson, Bloody Holly, Malice in Wonderland, Rosa Sparks, Dinah Might: We're number two!! We're number two!! Razor: You guys came in second out of two teams. Smashley Simpson, Bloody Holly, Malice in Wonderland, Rosa Sparks, Dinah Might: Whoo!!!
Polyglot and Mother of God like this
Michael Gildea
15Sep10
If anyone ever asks you for the definition of the word "predictable" your best bet is to show them this movie. Especially if you don't really like them.
pivic
19Aug10
Story of a 17-year-old roller derby girl who lives with her parents in a small Texan town; by accident she comes across a flyer for a roller derby in Austin where she goes. Akin to what Tina Fey did in "Mean Girls", although this film lacks the oomph that film had. All in all, nice scenery whilst in Austin (despite mostly being shot in Detroit) and some laughs, but not a lot more. Entertaining.
hakaima sadamitsu
10Aug10
Worth it for the Shawkat-Page-Wiig trio, but Barrymore is better off acting only.
abrahamgbj
26Jul10
the casting is amazing, I was like wow! Alia Shawkat (from Arrested Development), Kristen Wiig (from the flight of the conchords), Zoe (from Deathproof), Jimmy Fallon! and of course cutie pie Ellen Page, this movie rocks!
Anita Nielson
23Jul10
For a directional debut I was pleasantly surprised. It was fun when it needed to be & the casting was brilliant. I even liked Ellen Page in this. Thumbs up!
daniel
1Apr10
Fun and more than just quirky. Ellen Page plays beautifully as a shy High Schooler who gets hooked into Roller Derby. The story may not be original with its pop culture film clichés such as the rebel daughter of a pageant-pushing mother in a small town, who finds love for the first time and loses love. Other than that the supporting cast is great and the soundtrack is hip.