So I have to say I loved this movie partly because it's a real hardcore chick movie it's got girl power but they are nothing like the spice girls!
The movie takes place in the 1990s in Austin, Texas. Bliss played by Ellen Page (extremely talented actress from Juno and Inception. Can you tell shes my fav!) is a bit of an outcast living in the small town of Bodeen, Texas. Her mum, a former beauty queen, pushes her to enter beauty pageants despite her lack of interest, ick! During a shopping trip with her mother, Bliss encounters three roller derby team members. Intrigued, she and best friend Pash go to the roller derby and see the Holy Rollers defeat the Hurl Scouts. Bliss tells the Hurl Scouts that they are "her new heroes" and is drawn to the idea of being in a roller derby herself when one of the Hurl Scouts replies, "Well, put some skates on. Be your own hero." Returning to Austin, Bliss lies about her age and tries out for the Hurl Scouts, where she discovers her natural talent for skating. After realizing she needs to be ruthless in a roller derby, Bliss sees she needs to take charge in other aspects of her life, revealed through various sub-plots. All and all this movie is fun and funny. It's easy to watch, not a family movie-definitely for the older teens or grown ups. I love quirky movies where we come across characters that walk/skate to the beat of their own drum, and put themselves in situations that aren't the norm. The Movie is based on a novel by Shauna Cross and is directed by Drew Barrymore who also acts in the movie as Smashly Simpson a hardcore derby chick that would rather get even with her fists on the track than go for the win which is rather, entertaining. I think you'll either love this movie or you'll hate it. Another thing I liked-these women aren't teens and they don't play teens, they are in their 30s and look awesome, one of them is a mum, very cool. If you need a dose of strong, independent women on film here's your movie ideal after a break up, or argument with your man. For those ladies out there with men I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to get him to sit on the couch and watch it with you, after all, this movie is filled with sweaty women in short skirts, they will appreciate the movie for that and probably only that. Haha. It was a pretty cool soundtrack too. If you loved Juno, as I did you'll probably get a kick out of this film too, enjoy.
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