Stick It (2006)
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 97
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 67
Director Jessica Bendinger is unable to transfer her winning Bring It On formula to the world of gymnastics, despite Missy Peregrym's strong lead performance.
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 18
Director Jessica Bendinger is unable to transfer her winning Bring It On formula to the world of gymnastics, despite Missy Peregrym's strong lead performance.
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A cocky teenager learns some important lessons about playing by her own rules in this comedy drama. Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is a gifted 17-year-old gymnast with a strong rebellious streak -- strong enough that she walked away from her teammates on the eve of a major international tournament because she'd had enough of the rigid regimentation of Team U.S.A. After experiencing a scrape with the law with her extreme-cycling friends, Haley is given an unusual sentence -- attending the
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Jeff Bridges
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Missy Peregrym
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Vanessa Lengies
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Nicki SooHoo
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Maddy Curley
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Kellan Lutz
Frank -
John Patrick Amedori
Poot -
Mio Dzakula
Ivan -
Svetlana Efremova
Dorrie -
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Tarah Paige
Tricia -
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Alicia Saari
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All Critics (102) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (68) | DVD (16)
Star Missy Peregrym shows more promise in her first feature, despite the fact that her teenage years are clearly behind her, and her charismatic screen presence enlivens an otherwise dull film.
Top CriticA deliriously, defiantly unfocused headrush...
I love Jeff Bridges, but watching him mumble and stumble his way through this part, I wondered if maybe he was up before a judge who gave him two choices -- jail or starring in a really bad gymnastics movie.
There is a positive message in the film, often obscured by the bogus punk attitude.
Yes, we're in the world of elite gymnastics, and Jessica Bendinger's Stick It is an enjoyable exercise in girl power.
It's a credit to [writer/director] Bendinger's attention to the little details that make Stick It feel so unique and entertaining -- poking fun at elite-level child athletics while still respecting its young characters and their feelings.
A message of competitive independence permeates debut director Jessica Bendinger's spunky movie about Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) a headstrong gymnast-disguised-as-rebel who learns to embrace her talents by way of careful coaching from Jeff Bridges.
Gymnasts fall short -- it's no Bring It On.
Like most sports movies, Stick It has a message: Unless they're equipped with loads of sass-back and a pile of band T-shirts that announce their hardcoreness, female gymnasts are really, really stupid.
A middle-aged white guy who's not a perv can actually enjoy the snappy dialogue, astounding athletics and solidly sentimental sports clichés.
an essence of by-mistake-80s-homage is the only thing keeping this movie at the crust of the rest of made for TV teen flicks
Stick It was not made for fat, bald guys in their mid-30s. So is it a big surprise that I didn't like the movie?
...sample line of dialogue: "I'm so sure I'm practically deodorant!"
'This sport is a total joke!' fumes the spunky gymnast heroine of Stick It, a sentiment that will be shared by anyone who wastes their hard-earned on this silly teen comedy.
Missy Peregrym is a real find - she gives an energetic, funny and extremely physical performance, to the point where you feel exhausted just watching her.
The script fights well against the cliche-ridden plot but this is very average all round.
Snappy dialog and some prickly satire give it an edge most of these youthful romps lack.
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