As a kid, I wanted to be a roller derby queen. Not sure how I fell in love with it, but I am still mad at myself for not dusting off my roller skates and getting down to business when derbies became all the rage a few years back. So I am pretty stoked to see the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore that follows the life of an alterna teen who dreams of being a derby queen herself. “Whip It” follows the Bliss, played by Ellen Page, an edgey teen whose family moves to small town Bodeen, Texas and her struggle to leave southern beauty nonsense behind and join a roller derby crew. Barrymore also stars in this flick, as one of Bliss’ derby teammates, along with Juliette Lewis, Kristen Wiig, Eve, Zoe Bell and my friend Har Mar Superstar.
From the trailer, it looks like this could much more than just your average coming of age alternateen comedy. And while I can see this becoming more of an hour and half infomercial on how to be edgy and hip for teens, like when Brenda Walsh went all hippie poet on 90210, I can’t help but get excited whenever a movie is more focused on the story of a teen girl coming into her own, as opposed to being liked or dating a boy. It will also be interesting to see what Barrymore has done with her first directing effort with such a strong female driven comedic cast. What do you think of the trailer? Will you be checking out “Whip It”?
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