Fresh
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.
David Jenkins, Time Out
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
84%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's just "Footloose" goes to the roller derby.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Fresh
It's that happiest of surprises: a multiplex movie that genuinely respects its young audience.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
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.
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Love may be too strong a word, for me. But I'm deeply in like with Whip It.
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle
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