| Overall: | C+ |
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| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 111 |
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| Video Release: | 26 Jan 2010 |
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Video alternatives…
Encouraged by her uncle, a young girl pursues a goal to be a quarterback in the Pop Warner Football League in The Longshots. Bliss’s mother isn’t the only mom who has her teen’s life planned out: in Ice Princess, a mother’s academic goals for her daughter are threatened when the girl wants to take up figure skating. Drew Barrymore gives a powerful performance as a 15-year-old girl whose life is turned upside down when she becomes pregnant after Riding In Cars With Boys.
Of Special Note:
This movie is the directorial début for Drew Barrymore, who can be seen as a child in E.T The Extra-terrestrial. Her adult acting career includes movies like Ever After and Charlie’s Angles. Ellen Page caught the attention of the acting world in the title role of Juno.
Home Video Extra Features
Release Date: 26 January 2010
Whip It: DVD offers the following bonus extras:
- Alternate Opening (Razor Quits: Long Version)
- Deleted and Extended Scenes: Bliss and Oliver Kiss, Bliss Listens to CD, Bliss Gets Out of Brooke’s Truck, Bliss Asks Razor to Come Back (Raw Cut), No Tip , Maggie and Riley Wake Up Bliss and Bliss, Pash and Bird Man on Oink Joint Roof.
Whip It: Blu-ray Disc comes with:
- Alternate Opening (Razor Quits: Long Version)
- Deleted and Extended Scenes: Bliss and Oliver Kiss, Bliss Listens to CD, Bliss Gets Out of Brooke’s Truck, Bliss Asks Razor to Come Back (Raw Cut), No Tip , Maggie and Riley Wake Up Bliss and Bliss, Pash and Bird Man on Oink Joint Roof.
- Writers Draft with Shauna Cross
- Celebrity
- Digital Copy of Whip It
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
