Bliss Cavender (played by Ellen Page) is a pageant model that is not happy with being one. Her mother Brook Cavender (played by Marcia Gay Harden) only wants her daughter to have a life that will allow her to make something of herself in the world. Only, the problem with Bliss's mother’s plans is that they would only work for the 1950's woman and not for one of today’s generation. While Bliss's father Earl Cavender (played by Daniel Stern) has no real idea of what is going on with his family. While Bliss is being forced to live a life she don't want to her friend wants her to live the one that will be her own life. While out one night Bliss gets to see a roller derby event that changes her life from that point forward.

Going into Whip It, I was already liking it. This would mainly be because I have yet to see a Fox Searchlight film that I didn't like and Whip It is no exception. Though Ellen Page plays yet another role where she has a home life of being forced into a life she wants while keeping secret the life she does want she finds that she can respect the ideas being forced on her. Nothing new really and I can't say it's even a new twist to the story but I can say that it's a well-developed and well-acted portrayal of the story.
I got to say that I was pleased with this movie. The acting by the entire cast was performed where the characters were believable, even when the scene seemed a little over the top. An even better part of the story is that the scenes would get the viewer drawn into the moment of the scene. With Whip It, the film is character driven instead of having to depend on special effects and some sort of crazy action scene. Even though in this film the main character is going around doing some physical action, the film is not depending on this action to make the film to carry it.

Though I really enjoyed this film there are still a few moments that I thought that film was dragging on. Not only that I but I really didn't get the character of Birdman (played by Carlo Alban) in the film. His character served no real purpose to the film and didn't push any of the characters along in the film. It seemed that the side character for Bliss Cavender where put in there just to show that she had some friends but by the end of the film they just threw in an ending for them so they would have a closure of their own. Still, I really enjoyed Whip It. I was introduced to the world of roller derby while getting a well-acted and entertaining film.