I thought the trailer for Drew Barrymore’s Whip It looked like fun. The Ellen Page starring comedy about a girl who finds herself via a local roller derby could be a disaster but the trailer was fun and any movie which features a girl heavy cast and story is likely to get my attention.
This here’s the newly released one sheet for the film which features Page in all her grungy glory but the thing to really take note of is that the film’s release has been pushed up one week. Whip It will now open on October 2nd instead of the previously announced October 9th. Oh yeah, and apparently there’s no (!) mark in the film’s official title. Thank goodness for The Informant!!
(3.5/5)
Written by Tim Doiron and directed by the comedy duo of Doiron and April Mullen (who also star as the film’s leads), it’s the story of Gary Brewer and Holly Brewer (no relation) and their friend Trevor as they help Gary prepare for the 2006 
Mike O’Donnell’s life is falling apart. He’s been looked over for a promotion at a company he’s been with for 17 years, his kids won’t talk to him, his marriage is falling apart and he’s bunking with his wacky high-school friend. Things aren’t looking up until a chance encounter with a janitor turns Mike back into his 17 year old self. With the help of his friend Ned, Mike enrols himself in high school in an attempt to relive his youth and not make the mistakes he made the first time around. As expected, along the way he builds a relationship with his kids, rekindles his love for his wife and comes to see that he did everything right the first time around but that as an adult, he had failed to remember the things that make him happy.
It’s a straightforward story and one that, on the surface, appears to be the perfect vehicle for its young starlets and a good, positive watch for the pre-teen/teen girls who it directly markets.
