Directed by Drew Barrymore and featuring an all-star female cast including Ellen Page, Eve, Zoe Bell and Juliette Lewis, Whip It is a punch of girl power straight to the groin.
The movie is about a small town girl who is forced to compete in beauty pageants by her mother but she always loses. The young girl knowsshe is meant for something much bigger in life and years to break free from the norm. While in a local shop one day she sees a group of girls roller-blade in to drop off flyers. The girl picks one up to see that the flyer is advertising tryouts for the women's roller derby league. Seeing this as her big chance, she goes to the tryouts behind her parents backs.
The whole movie is super predictable. Girl tries out, girl gets the part, girl becomes the star of the league, girl faces hardship and almost loses herself and her happiness, girl makes everything work and succeeds. Total modern Cinderella story.
Although the movie is super predictable, it is really entertaining. I had so much fun watching it. I almost want to pick up a pair of roller skates and try it for myself. But oh wait...That's right. I have zero balance.
The movie is so girl power and pro-feminism that I doubt many dudes would enjoy it. But I dug it. Plus it has a killer soundtrack.
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