I Should Be Sleeping...

I should be sleeping, but instead I'm typing. I just finished watching Whip It! Holy sweet Jesus fuck, that movie was AWESOME!
I missed it when it was in theatres, but I picked it up yesterday when it came out on DVD. I didn't get to watch it last night 'cause I was too tired (story of my life lately) when I got home from seeing Lovely Bones (which I will post a review of tomorrow...hopefully). So yeah, I've been anticipating seeing this movie since it was in theatres, and we all know how that can work out sometimes...y'know, you hype it up in your head and it doesn't live up to your expectations when you finally get a chance to see it. That, however, was NOT the case with Whip It! I was tired when I started watching the movie, but I really wanted to see it. It only took the opening scene to totally and completely hook me. Whip It had my undivided attention for the next hour and fifty minutes.
I've really gotta say that the cast was phenomenal, every last actor in the movie was WICKED, but particularly Ellen Page (obviously...I love her!), Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, and Drew Barrymore as Smashly Simpson (SO GOOD!). Oh, and the lovely Ms. Barrymore gets two thumbs WAY UP for her directorial debut. As a side note, I didn't know that there was a third and oldest Wilson brother before I saw this movie, but as soon as he spoke, I knew that Andrew Wilson had to be related to Luke and Owen. Their inflection when they speak is identical. Jusy saying.
All I have to say is that if you haven't seen Whip It yet, you have to. Go out and rent it or buy it (it's totally worth it) NOW! Like right now, right this instant and bask in the glory of roller derby. BASK IN IT!
Watching Whip It made me wish (not for the first time) that I'd gotten into roller derby. For real. If only I weren't horribly clumsy...curses.