Metacritic Movie Ratings
Whip It Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 88

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  An unreasonably entertaining movie, causing you perhaps to revise your notions about women's Roller Derby, assuming you have any.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  What makes Whip It a blast is the action in the rink. What gives Whip It heart is the pathos, pain and mettle-testing elements that accompany any serious athletic competition. It doesn't hurt that its diminutive star is surprisingly athletic and agile on the track.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Variety

  Laced with good-natured hipster kitsch and endearingly goofy girl power, director Drew Barrymore's roller-derby dramedy, Whip It, is a gas.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Clicks on so many levels -- heartwarming family story, rough-and-tumble display of grrrl power and a secondary but tender and convincing romance.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  You might, nonetheless, want to see this movie, even -- or maybe especially -- if you have seen "Billy Elliot" or "Bend It Like Beckham." Familiarity is not always a bad thing, and if the script, by Shauna Cross, piles sports movie and coming-of-age touchstones into a veritable cairn of clichs, the cast shows enough agility and conviction to make them seem almost fresh.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The movie is Drew Barrymore's directorial debut (she also plays fellow Hurl Scout Smashley Simpson), and it's clear she's more attuned to grrrlishness than real athletic power.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  To paraphrase Devo: Whip It, not so good.

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