This movie is Drew Barrymore's baby, her directorial debut, and she doesn't miss a beat here. On the surface Whip It is the story of 17 yr old Bliss, whose mother (played beautifully by one of my fave's Marcia Gay Harden) forces her from beauty pageant to beauty pageant , While Bliss runs in the opposite direction to an all girl roller derby team. The heart of it, is that mother daughter struggle to really see and understand eachother, it touched the mother in me, in a way I didn't expect.
Whip It Doesn't take its self too seriously though, there are as I said touching moments, but its also filled with colorful characters, goofy names, and laughable characteristics, Drew's Smashly Simpson is a stand out for sure, shes a mishap or foul waiting to happen and never ceases to entertain.
Highly recommend Whip It, for those looking for a purely fun entertaining film , big thumb up!
Oh and the soundtrack kinda rocks, FWIW.
Whip It
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