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'Stick It' gets high marks from the tween girl set
by Christy Lemire

"Stick It" is a retread of "Bring It On," from the writer of that 2000 Kirsten Dunst comedy, only with gymnastics in place of cheerleading. It trots out a cornucopia of sports-movie clichés: the tough-love coach, the training montage, the stubborn athlete in need of a life-affirming realization which will (of course) take place during the big championship competition. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A 17-year-old, ex-gymnastics star with big family problems finds herself on the wrong side of the law after one-too many arrests. Forced back into the regimented world of gymnastics to clean up her act, she rediscovers her love of the sport and gets the chance to make peace with her dysfunctional life.

FILM FACTS ...

Buena Vista Pictures

'Stick It'

Director: Jessica Bendinger
Starring: Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies, Jeff Bridges, Nikki SooHoo, Maddy Curley
Run time: 103 minutes
Release date: April 28, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for some crude remarks.
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