Synopsis
Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squandering her abilities. After a final brush with the law, a judge sentences her to an elite gymnastics academy run by a legendary, hard-nosed coach. Once there, Haley's rebellious attitude wins her both friends and enemies.
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Cast
- Jeff BridgesBurt Vickerman
- Missy PeregrymHaley Graham
- Vanessa LengiesJoanne Charis
- Jon GriesBrice Graham
- Gia CaridesAlice Graham
- Julie WarnerMrs. Charis
- Maddy CurleyMina Hoyt
- Nikki SooHooWei Wei Yong
- Kellan LutzFrank
- John Patrick AmedoriPoot
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
A spry teenage comedy that gets everything right, Stick It takes the usual batch of underdogs, dirt bags, mean girls and bimbos and sends them somersaulting through happy clichés and unexpected invention. - 83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A sports empowerment fantasy of the best kind. - 50
The A.V. Club
So along with being fake punk-rock, Stick It is also a fake protest movie. That leaves the only traces of genuineness to Bridges, who plays the coach with a fatherly patience that earns him a paycheck, but not the better film he deserves. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Stick It reels from its own frenetic pace. The music is loud, the camera cuts are incessant and everything seems geared toward distracting us from what's going on onscreen. Which is not much. - 50
Austin Chronicle
Like "Bring It On," Stick It is so much better than most of its insipid teen-movie peers yet like her earlier movie, Bendinger's new one is also not all it might be. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
Peregrym is a fresh-faced beauty and Bridges is enjoyably cranky, but the film is as bland as an Afterschool Special. - 50
L.A. Weekly
The final meet felt eternal to me, but little girls may love it all, and even if they don't, they're almost sure to practice their handstands when they get home. - 50
USA Today
Bridges actually does a fine job in an uninteresting role. But this chick flick is all about the attitudinal teenagers.
