Review of Whip It (2009) by Gregory P — 07 Sep 2013

Whip It! was like a bad John Hughes movie...except I didn't enjoy it...

Juliette Lewis is a bitch from hell in this one and she looks awesome! Drew Barrymore was funny and her directorial debut is somewhat believable...good enough for her first try.....loved it when Juliette called the timid little brat a suck up and threw her into a locker...that was classic!

Ellen Page better watch out or she might just get typecast as the brooding alterno-chic who's mature for her age....oh wait! TOO LATE!

The soundtrack was mediocre...it had all the right punk songs for the Hot Topic generation...typical punk anthems by the quintessential punk favorites......nothing original, even though all of the bands were. it needed WAY more rockabilly, 'cuz that's what most derbygrrls are currently into these days.

I happen to know a few gals on the roller derby team in the city I live in and their lives are NOTHING like this movie! their blue hair is NOT clipped on and definately NOT dyed that way accidentally....they don't have politically correct tattoos in all the politically correct places on their bodies. they don't sit around and bond over integrity, high-fiving eachother like football players, or gathering around the "queen bitch" of the rink like tweens in high school. it just wasn't believable....i never was able to withdrawl far enough to forget that i'm watching actors who have no idea about the material they're tryin' to feed me. this movie was written, produced and directed by a fan, not a buff.

Overall, this was an enjoyable flik for young women who DIDN'T get caught up in the Twilight craze, and no doubt will start a roller derby trend for awhile...and that's a plus, 'cuz it's a very underrated sport!

I would suggest everyone go and watch a game at least once! take a group of friends out for a night of slicin' and dicin' by some of the baddest chics around or even join a team yourself!

...but if you're a Hot Topic junkie or if your blue streak is a clip-on, you might get skate-checked for being a poseur!

BETTER BEEF UP, BIOTCH!