Bliss, a 17-year-old small-town girl, fed-up with her mother’s pageant obsession, discovers Roller Derby, a violent roller skate-based sport, and becomes an instant star, finally finding a modicum of happiness – that is, until her parents find out, in Drew Barrymore’s mildly diverting feature directorial debut, a perverse mixture of clichés and anti-clichés. Iain.Stott
