Review of Whip It

Colorful and enjoyable debut for Drew Barrymore as a director. The story - based on the novel "Derby Girl" by Shauna Cross - don't really tells something original, but people living in the protagonist's world are all well-characterized and even her coming-of-age has some good points that never degenerate into melodramatic. The only flaw is Jimmy Fallon's character, very annoying. The rest of the cast is amazing, with Ellen Page above everybody else. Juliette Lewis always plays herself, but she does it well.