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Whip It Hd Trailer 2009 |
Whip it Movie Trailer |
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| Release Date
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2 October 2009 |
| Also Known As
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Derby Girl (USA) (working title) |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content including crude dialogue, language and drug material. |
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Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival) |
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USA |
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English |
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Color |
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2.35 : 1 |
| Certification
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #45370) |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
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Vincent Pictures |
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Comedy | Drama |
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Overwiew :Tired of being pushed into beauty pageants by her parents, Texas teen Bliss finds herself after joining a female roller derby team. |
Starring :
Jimmy Fallon, Ellen Page, Daniel Stern, Eve Jeffers, Zoe Bell, Marcia Gay Harden, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Alia Shawkat, Eulala Grace Harden Scheel
Directors :
Drew Barrymore
Producers :
Nancy Juvonen, Drew Barrymore, Peter Douglas, Kirsten Smith, Nathan Kahane, Barry Mendel, Barry Juvonen, Nicole Brown
Writers :
Shauna Cross |
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USA Today - Claudia Puig
: ...under Barrydirection, the skating action sequences are lackluster, and the story unfolds at a leaden pace.
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C
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San Francisco Chronicle - Amy Biancolli
: Drew Barryfirst go at directing has all the grit and guts of a regulation sports movie, but it also has an honest warmth to it.
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B
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Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
: At moments... Barryows real directing chops.
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B-
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Reelviews - James Berardinelli
: The things Whip It does well are overshadowed by its numerous missteps.
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C
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New York Times - A.O. Scott
: ...predictable not only in the contours of its plot, but also in nearly every scene and situation.
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C+
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New York Post - Lou Lumenick
: ...exuberant and totally winning...
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A-
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Filmcritic.com - Jason McKiernan
: One of the year's most charming and jubilant films...
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B+
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Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum
: The rink footage is pretty un-whippy.
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C+
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E! Online - Peter Paras
: Instead of big issues and dramatic acting, Whip It is ke an indie rock album that tween girls everywhere can relate to.
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B+
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Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips
: It succeeds because of the emotional rather than comic payoffs...
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B
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Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
: ...an unreasonably entertaining movie...
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Boston Globe - Wesley Morris
: Once in a while, a moviemaker will find it in her heart to make my dreams come true.
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B
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miss_niesa says @ Tuesday - October 06,2009
A good chick flick! Surprisingly Barrymore does not annoy you with the overacting of the same character which she usually does. The movie is very encouraging and empowering for teenage girls and a must see for them. Ellen Page's acting was exceptionally good. | | | | Reply | | |
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