Whip It
Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut is an action loaded girl-power comedy. Bliss is an unhappy teenager who is forced to go to attend beauty pageants by her mother. When she discovers Roller Derby she falls in love with it immediately and joins a team without telling her parents.
The story could be fun but it is just so predictable. I like the idea of making a film about Roller Derby because I don’t know anything about it but it is definitely lacking in finesse. The characters are one demential and none of them are especially original. I guess the problem is that people like Drew Barrymore get to make their first steps with big budget feature films while other directors make lots of short films where they can make mistakes and then go on to direct feature length movies. 
The conclusion is that even though there is a lot of talent involved (Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Marcia Gay Harden and many more) and the idea is cute it just didn’t turn out to be a good movie. Lets hope Drew’s next film will be better…
Tags: Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, Whip It
November 1st, 2009 at 11:08 pm
I agree. Pretty forgettable movie.
Except maybe the underwater scene, it was kind of cute; I liked the music in that scene especially.
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:21 am
I thought the underwater scene was kinda sweet but too cheesy for the movie…
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:40 pm
I thought you will never come back. I am happy that you are still there.
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Sorry Claire, I am just busy at the moment and don’t have much time to watch movies or write about them…
December 8th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
I’d watch Ellen Page in anything, but she deserved a better movie than this. It wasn’t terrible, but it was, as you say, pretty predictable, and it was rough around the edges (some sloppy editing, etc.). But I really like Drew Barrymore and I believe she’s got some good chick flicks in her yet.
December 10th, 2009 at 1:27 am
I love Ellen Page as well. And Drew Barrymore! I am sure we will see more and better films by and with them…