Whip It [Movie Review]
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Bliss Cavender [Ellen Page] finds herself lost in the small town of Bodeen socially and decides to head over to Austin one day and check out this roller derby thing and it turns out she likes it. She now is forced to lead a double life as she tries to balance the life of Bliss – a calm and well-behaved child who does her best to please her parents – and her alter-ego ‘Babe Ruthless’ – the swift on her heels and tough as nails roller derby athlete – so as not to throw off either group (i.e. the roller derby crown or her parents) to the idea that the either exists. (more…)
