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This is a fun underdog movie full of incredible stunts and
brilliant routines, even from the very beginning with an
amazing bike stunt that lands the rebellious and disturbed
Haley Graham (Missy
Peregrym) in the court room. YES, the plot line
is cliché talented kid goes bad, and turns against parents,
teachers, the law etc. Yet someone recognizes a natural
talent in them and forces them to focus their energy and
ability on that talent on that sport and while doing their
obligatory time they also find themselves and learn to find
an inner peace and somehow make the world right, maybe even
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This films primary focus is on that girl, the back talking
smart ass girl Haley (Missy
Peregrym.) She was truly conflicted and was
brilliant and believable even if she may be a bit too old
for the role. After walking out on national championships,
she lost the trust of everyone she knows, not to mention she
let a lot of people down, and carrying around those burdens
and feeling the weight of the world makes her quite
miserable with conflicting emotions, but on the flip side
she was beautiful and also quite capable of being a
beautiful and loving person as well. |
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I'm not sure but I think they hired gymnasts for this movie
and for I think most the actresses did their own stunts, and
they were quite amazing. My favorite supporting actress was
Joanne (Vanessa
Lengies) she was a total air head and while
living and breathing gymnastics she was robbed not only a
childhood but also an education, for she desperately tried
to use big words that didn't even exist. It was cute, and
yet you could really see her loneliness speaking loud and
clear. It shows a glimpse of what its like behind the
scenes of a gymnast, and the stress of competition. |
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My favorite scene is when Haley's guy friends come to kidnap
the girls and they go to the mall to try on dresses etc and
are doing back flips in prom dresses, loved it. But more
fun than that is when one of the guys gets a make-over at
the smash box counter and is in drag while the other is
wearing the prom dress and talking about shaving his armpits
for prom. It was true metro sexual moment -- borderline
homo erotic moment. |
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Halfway through he film I felt it went from being an
adolescent movie where girls struggle with peer acceptance
and thriving to excel at a sport, then it became a political
movie about sticking it to the system and how the rules and
regulations for gymnastics not only suck but are just plane
ridiculous. When push comes to shove they can succeed
through organized rebellion. |
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This movie was fun, and the target market is obviously
(13-20) it will also be enjoyed by anyone who likes
gymnastics. However it will be a short lived in the
theatres, but I have a feeling it will have a big
afterlife on the DVD circuit. It's sad to say, but most
all of the good parts were in the preview. If you are
going to see this movie, do not get your hopes up, you
might be disappointed as well.
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Stick It
Comedy. A teenage ex-gymnastics star with big family
problems finds herself on the wrong side of the law after
one-too many arrests. Forced back into the regimented world
of gymnastics to clean up her act, she rediscovers her love
of the sport and gets the chance to make peace with her
dysfunctional life. Empowered by her transformation, she
rallies fellow gymnasts to protest and outsmart outdated
scoring methods at the National Championships. Jeff Bridges
stars as the coach. 105 minutes. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for
some crude remarks).
Official Movie Site:
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