Deftly moderating her patented eye-rolling poseur shtick, Page delivers her most charismatic and least divisive performance to date as Bliss Cavendar, aka Babe Ruthless.
Overview
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
Director and cast
- Drew Barrymore Director
- Elliot Page as Bliss Cavendar
- Drew Barrymore as Smashley Simpson
- Sarah Habel as Corbi
- Shannon Eagen as Amber
- Kristen Wiig as Maggie Mayhem
- Landon Pigg as Oliver
- Zoë Bell as Bloody Holly
- Juliette Lewis as Iron Maven
- Marcia Gay Harden as Brooke Cavendar
- Ari Graynor as Eva Destruction
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It's just "Footloose" goes to the roller derby.
It's that happiest of surprises: a multiplex movie that genuinely respects its young audience.
For the most part, the 34-year-old Barrymore, with much of her life spent in front of the camera and more than a few impressive producing credits already in the bank, proves steady on her feet, able to handle curves and straightaways with equal grace.
Love may be too strong a word, for me. But I'm deeply in like with Whip It.
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