TIFF Movie Review: Whip It
Whip It stars Ellen Page as teenager Bliss Cavender who, as the movie opens, is competing in a Miss Bluebonnet beauty pageant. It is something that her mother (Marcia Gay Harden) wants her to do, but beneath the gown lies a girl who is trying to break free. Later, while shopping with her mother, a group of roller derby players skates by, handing out flyers for an upcoming event. Bliss grabs a flyer and later secretly heads to nearby Austin with her best friend Pash (Alia Shawkat) to check out the action. Soon, Bliss is breaking out her own pair of skates and trying out for the league. When she makes the cut, she must find time not only to play, but to also spend time with a musician named Oliver (Landon Pigg) who she met at a game. Bliss takes the name “Babe Ruthless” (all the players make up names the play under) and becomes a league sensation. But just when things are going well and it seems that our heroine has finally found her own personal bliss, it’s only a matter of time before things begin to unravel. Read more
Whip It Movie Trailer
Yahoo! Movies has the trailer for Whip It. The movie stars Ellen Page as a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Drew Barrymore directed and also stars. Check out the video below or visit Yahoo! to watch in HD.
Whip It opens October 9th.
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