Opening in the upper-class Dallas suburb of Plano, we're introduced to Haley (Missy Peregrym), a former National gymnast, who gets busted by the cops for turning a construction site into a BMX vs. skate competition. Her crime lands her a choice: Off to military school or the Vickerman Gymnastics Academy, where a has been coach (Jeff Bridges) lures in any 10 year old girl (and desperate mother) with the hopes of Olympic Gold. She chooses military school, but the judge sends her off to the gymnastics academy.

  Haley is instantly hated by the girls at Vickerman - and for good reason - She walked out of the World competition leaving her team disqualified. Instead of donning a pink leotard and spandex shorts, she practices in cargo shorts and t-shirts. Vickerman convinces her to compete, and we see her "tough girl" walls slowly falling down.

Stick It is full of teenie bopper & sports movie clichés - but in a way that's actually appealing. The humor is consistent throughout and by the end of the movie, the entire audience was applauding, some even coming out of their seats to cheer the Vickerman team on.

  Another impressive aspect of this movie was the cinematography. Although a little too choppy in places, overall some of the angles and composition were more artistic than I expected. The soundtrack used a great mix of rap, hip hop & rock to move the movie right along.

Stick It is rated PG-13 for some crude remarks and is anything but routine. I give it 3.5 out of 5 handsprings.

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Anne is a writer, artist & coffee addict who lives with her husband and two emotionally unstable cats in the Dallas area. She works at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall and in her free time enjoys badly impersonating foreign accents, photography, and eating anything chocolate. You can reach Anne on her blog at Flowerdust.net.