Once you get past the concept that Ellen Page isn't playing Juno on roller skates, and settle in to enjoy a film that takes all sorts of cliches from The Sports Movie and The Coming-of-Age Movie and looks at them from a female perspective.
The result is a refreshingly different movie that works precisely because it's a new perspective from which to view those cliches.
There's empowerment and growth as well as down and dirty roller derby. It's like a chick flick for girls [or is that "grrls"?] *and* guys.
Average movie. Pretty predictable but still had some good moments.