http://firefox.org/news/articles/3002/1/Movie-Review-Whip-It-2009/Page1.html

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Bliss (Ellen Page) is a troubled teenager living in the ho-hum town of Bodine, Texas. The highlights of Bliss’ existence is attending her drab high school, serving “Squealers” at the local diner, and grudgingly participating in local beauty pageants. One fine day Bliss spies a flier advertising a roller derby event in Austin, Texas. She and her pal, Pash (Alia Shawkat), attend the event and Bliss is inspired to try out for the team known as “The Hurl Scouts”. She practices her skating skills, lies about being over 21 and makes the team.

What was once an uneventful life is made luminous by this awe-inspiring religion called roller derby. Bliss makes friends (and a few enemies) with the toughest yet hottest chicks in Texas, she finds a rocker boyfriend (Landon Pigg), and becomes a roller star in her own right thanks to her incredible speed on the track.

But how long can Bliss keep this secret life from her parents and how long before her new pastime costs her some things she held dear in her old life?

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Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut is a smash, in my book. I guess that’s pretty fitting since Barrymore’s character is nicknamed “Smashly Simpson”. Remember that kind of “rockin’ your air guitar in your favorite t-shirt to your favorite rock jam” feeling that Charlie’s Angels had? That’s what Whip It has. It’s smothered and then baked in “cool”.
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Me - I saw this with my husband, son and daughter all off us have completely different "tastes" in movies and the whole family loved it, each of us for our own reasons. LOVED IT!!!!

Hmmm no responses... you must all be waiting for it to go on dvd. I am eager to hear how others liked it.

I really want to see this! I'm thinking of going to the late showing later tonight, if I do I'll let you know what I thought. (I'm hoping my opinion will be better than no one's. lol)

I want to see this movie but I probably won't in theaters. I'll let you know what I think when I do see it.

Reading Lydia's tweets, she seemed to like it and was going out to buy skates. LOL