Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Stick It
Once again, Texas is the setting for another team sport movie. First, it was high school football in “Friday Night Lights”. Next, it was college basketball in “Glory Road”. Now, it is girls gymnastics in Houston and the National Championship. A troubled and rebellious teenager butts heads with the law and a tough coach on her journey to prove herself at an elite gymnastics academy. Choreography, bright colors, unusual camera angles, special effects, and humor are used to spice up the scenes in and out of the gym. What starts out looking like a typical fairytale story takes a surprise turn by making commentary on the sports subjective judging system. Alien’s warning to parents: almost all little girls are attracted to gymnastics, but bad behavior in this film does not inspire positive role models for preteens; thus the “PG-13” rating.
Alien gives it 2 ½ “rebel with a cause” stars out of 4.
Once again, Texas is the setting for another team sport movie. First, it was high school football in “Friday Night Lights”. Next, it was college basketball in “Glory Road”. Now, it is girls gymnastics in Houston and the National Championship. A troubled and rebellious teenager butts heads with the law and a tough coach on her journey to prove herself at an elite gymnastics academy. Choreography, bright colors, unusual camera angles, special effects, and humor are used to spice up the scenes in and out of the gym. What starts out looking like a typical fairytale story takes a surprise turn by making commentary on the sports subjective judging system. Alien’s warning to parents: almost all little girls are attracted to gymnastics, but bad behavior in this film does not inspire positive role models for preteens; thus the “PG-13” rating.
Alien gives it 2 ½ “rebel with a cause” stars out of 4.
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