Editor's Note: This review is by CL Atlanta's Curt Holman. (You can check out the original here.) For more movie reviews and news, check out CL's Movies & Television site.
Drew Barrymore usually radiates high spirits and good cheer on screen, so it makes sense that her directorial debut, Whip It, would display the same virtues. In fact, Barrymore’s film shows more skill and subtlety than she often reveals in her acting, which comes as a particular surprise in a coming-of-age tale full of roller derby players with names such as Iron Maven and Maggie Mayhem.
