Wow the Variety reviewer says Whip It is a “gas.”
Laced with good-natured hipster kitsch and endearingly goofy girl power, director Drew Barrymore’s roller-derby dramedy, “Whip It,” is a gas. In her contact-sporting debut feature, Barrymore hams it up as injury-prone skater “Smashley Simpson,” but pays equal attention to all players in a lively femme-centered ensemble led by Ellen Page — who, as blooming wallflower Bliss Cavendar (aka “Babe Ruthless”), finally has a role to match her star-making turn in “Juno.” Young females will roll in the aisles, and in general B.O. prospects look zippy for Fox Searchlight’s Oct. 2 release, particularly as the fall track appears overcrowded with weightier opponents. ● More from: Variety
