Release Date: October 2, 2009 Director: Drew Barrymore Producer: Barry Mendel, Drew Barrymore Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: Elliot Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, Alia Shawkat, Eve , Zoë Bell, Ari Graynor, Eulala Scheel, Andrew Wilson, Carlo Alban, Landon Pigg, Rachel Piplica, Kristen Adolfi, Daniel Stern Genre: Comedy Running Time: 111 minutes
Saturday, October 3, 2009 2:39:55 AM | (Age Not Specified)
Once you get past the concept that Ellen Page isn't playing Juno on roller skates, and settle in to enjoy a film that takes all sorts of cliches from The Sports Movie and The Coming-of-Age Movie and looks at them from a female perspective.
The result is a refreshingly different movie that works precisely because it's a new perspective from which to view those cliches.
There's empowerment and growth as well as down and dirty roller derby. It's like a chick flick for girls [or is that "grrls"?] *and* guys.
