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| Release Date: |
April 28, 2006 |
| On DVD: |
September 19, 2006 |
| Genre: |
Sports, Comedy |
| Running Time: |
105 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for some crude remarks. |
| Director: |
Jessica Bendinger |
| Writer: |
Jessica Bendinger |
| Cast: |
Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies |
The writer of the hit comedy "Bring It On," takes on the world of competitive gymnastics in STICK IT. Haley Graham (MISSY PEREGRYM) is a rebellious 17 year-old who is forced to return to the regimented world of gymnastics after a run-in with the law. A judge sentences Haley to her ultimate nightmare -- attending an elite gymnastics academy run by legendary hardnosed coach Burt Vickerman (JEFF BRIDGES). Haley's rebellious spirit and Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C-
What do you think of when you think of female gymnasts? Tiny, nearly midget-like creatures who spend all their lives practicing for one or perhaps two chances at the Olympics? Yeah, that's what I think, too. Read the full movie review
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User Comments & Reviews
10.0, by Chris
May 16, 2006
I think that this movie did quite well. Being a gymnast for what is going on eight years, you can see how one might be skeptical. This was my sport. People had soccer or basketball or football. But no... i had gymnastics. I was so worried that this movie would trash the meaning of the sport.I read the summary here on movie source after hearing about it by my coach, so i checked it out.The more i found out, I slowly became interested. Some of the details are a little unreal (such as a headspin on a 4 inch wide beam, and a roundoff doubleback simply thrown to show up a team member...get real, that is not how the sport-the mind-or the even the laws of gravity really work.) But the movie has a strong plot, with very few slow parts, and gets you laughing the whole way through. If you want to see a funny movie on the weekend, I say go see it. The thing i love most about this movie is that it does capture the real world of gymastics.(even if dipping slightly into the more "only in the movies" stunts just a little, as i mentioned before.)It shows how much strength and dedication it takes to do gymnastics and also sheds light on the difficulty of scoring and how the judging can be a little unfair, proving that it's not called gym-"nice"-tics. I was hoping Jessica Bedinger would have brought the movie to a big finnish-but i was left slightly dissapointed. All and all I say this movie is worth seeing. Its funny-fast paced- and if anything, a wonderful tribute to gymnastics.
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