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Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with what is basically a high school sports movie. It reminded me of those ’80s flicks where the young guy (be it Cruise, Bacon, Lowe, or Modine) commited himself to a sport his parents frowned upon, and then ended up winning their respect by winning the game. Well, just change the ‘him’ to a ‘her’ and make the sport rollerblading, and you have Whip It. Good performances by Ellen Page and Marcia Gay Harden. With Kristen Wiig, Daniel Stern, and Jimmy Fallon.