"Whip It" **1/2 (out of four): Drew Barrymore has left her fingerprints all over the film, which means you'll want to hug it and smack it simultaneously.

It should come as no surprise that "Whip It," the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, veers a bit too far on the precious side. The tagline is "Be Your Own Hero," there's enough giggling to rival a middle-school slumber party, and let's not forget the all-girl food fight set to a symphony. Barrymore has left her fingerprints all over the film, which means you'll want to hug it and smack it simultaneously.

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