Roll Bounce (2005)

A group of middle-class kids have their neighborhood no-frills roller rink close down, so they're stuck skating across town at the neon-lit upscale rink where they're less-than-nobodies. Wouldncha know it, though? There's a skate competition coming up that might give them some credibility if they do well enough.

Certainly shouldn't be taken too seriously -- a fact that the script itself has a problem remembering. It works best as a lighthearted period piece about friends, putdowns, and funky styles. The subplots of a dead mother and out-of-work father seem intended to give weight to the story, but instead just weigh it down.

As a kid who spent every Saturday afternoon at her local rink, I have quite an affection for this one.

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