Pros: excellent story, great acting, terrific soundtrack Cons: can be hard for U.S. audiences to understand at times
I finally managed to view this excellent film this past week after having intended to view it several times now. It’s a terrific story of a young man’s journey to find his place in this world. Billy Elliot (portrayed by Jamie Bell) is a young ...
I saw “Billy Elliot” in a theater last fall and again last week, with its language bowderlized on an American Airlines flight (no doubt this is the version available at Blockbuster). The first time, I was swept away by memories of my own adolescent...
Pros: Engaging story, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters Cons: Subject material is familiar
Could it be that the British have a soft spot in their hearts for popular American films of a previous generation? At the end of this summer, they gave us Saving Grace, a comedy that seems to have been inspired, in part, by the Cheech and Chong...
Pros: Good story. Great acting. Excellent camera and audio execution. Cons: Do we have a tranlationist in the house?
I’m a fool for dance flicks, so when I read the back cover for Billy Elliot and saw that it revolved around a ballet theme, I checked it out with my free BlockBuster ticket. Initially, I thought I might badger my boys into watching the film and...
Pros: Excellent acting and the dancing and music superb Cons: nothing worth noting
I saw Billy Elliot years ago when it first hit the cinema. In the past year the story went to the stage in England and has now opened here on NYs Broadway to rave reviews. The music in the play Billy Elliot was written by Elton John, another ...
Pros: Exuberant dancing; strong performance; feel-good story; true to time and place; excellent cinematography and sound Cons: Ridiculous R-rating limits access to this film for its most natural audience (11-17 year-olds)
Stephen Daldry is certainly a director about whom we will be hearing a great deal in the years ahead. With two outstanding successes in his first two feature films, Billy Elliot (2000) and The Hours (2001), his future film work will be ...
Pros: This is a tap-happy film about self-discovery, fatherhood and Rising Above It All. Cons: The thick accents make it fookin' hard to understand some dialogue.
There’s a classic moment in Singin’ in the Rain when Gene Kelly comes to a standstill, spreads his arms, gets an orgasmic grin on his face and sings, “Gotta dance! Got-ta dance!”
Eleven-year-old Billy Elliot has that same kind of...
Pros: Started off good... Cons: Terrible characters, the ugliness of it all.
When I first began to watch Billy Elliot, I was expecting to see an uplifting, touching film. I was expecting it to have every cliche in the book, but I thought it would perhaps touch me. The last thing I was expecting, was too see a film...
Pros: "A Town Called Malice" Cons: A striking mining town called "hackneyed"
When we watch a movie, we usually slide from the previews to a studio promotion or advertisement of some sort and then to the music--whatever it is--that opens the feature presentation we have come to see. More often than not, we encounter pop songs...
Billy Elliot is the sleeper of the season. A foreign film entrant into the season of elections, Billy Elliot will win your vote. Billy (Jamie Bell) is the younger son of a blue collar worker. He is motherless and lives in a poor English suburb. Dad...
Pros: Outstanding performances, and a less conventional telling of a somewhat conventional tale Cons: At it's heart, it is a formula film.
Liking Billy Elliot was the last thing I wanted to do. (Okay, in the interest of full disclosure, the actual last thing I really want to do is to sit in a locked room with Carol Channing, Gilbert Godfried and Tom Green, while...
Pros: Inspiring, encouraging, uplifting. Cons: Dialogue difficult to understand at times, and profanity
The son of a widower coalminer, Billy Elliot wants to be a dancer.
Frankly I didn’t know what to expect with this movie. Also, the fact that I had encouraged my husband to come along, I knew I might end up feeling some guilt if the movie...
Pros: Excellent performances, appealing story Cons: Some unrealistic elements and off-camera changes
This movie was so hyped that we couldn't NOT see it. So we did.
I left the theater feeling quite frustrated. All the performances were wonderful, but one of the characters made such an astounding turn-around halfway through that it simply...
Pros: Heartwarming, triumphant Irish flick... Cons: Didn't get the credit due Stateside...
This one got trashed by critics for the same reason I think almost every UK flick coming down the pike gets a thumbs-down: Yank audiences don’t have the time or inclination to interpret the accents of the dialogue. If you don’t know what the movie’s...
Pros: Beautifully acted, convincing, sensitive, moving, honest; good music. Cons: Some of the accents are extremely hard to understand.
The Story A young boy breaks away from the traditional life in coal mining England to pursue a career as a dancer. 1984. Durham Coalfield, north England. The film opens to the pulsating music of T-Rex as Billy leaps about on a trampoline ...
Pros: Jaime Bell's lead acting feels real, Strong supporting acting by Lewis and Waters, Strong camera work for the dance scenes, expertly directed and well written script that keeps the characters from being stereotypical Cons: Borders on sentimentality and the plot is predictable
When I first saw the trailer for Billy Elliott, it appeared to be a parallel piece to Girlfight. Both films star a coming-of-age teen who seeks his/her salvation through an activity that is directly opposed to gender expectations....
Pros: sweet, incredibly acted, fantastic music track Cons: accents hard to understand at times, but you get used to it. Language includes a little use of the "F" word so it may not be appropriate for young children
If you want to see a truly wonderful film, go see Billy Elliot. The story is heartwarming and filled with emotion, and the acting is truly superb. I have seen this movie twice. I first went with a friend and then realized my husband would kill...
Pros: Exquisite dancing, very touching movie Cons: Might be a little too dark for some
“What’s wrong with ballet?” eleven-year-old Billy Elliot asks his wicked father innocently. I imagine it’s a question that director Stephen Daldry has undoubtedly had to pose numerous times to producers and money-lenders, before he got the green light...
Have you ever been in a movie where the audience was so taken with the film that half the audience is dabbing their eyes and the other half is applauding madly for the performance on the big screen? That is what took place when I saw the latest British...
Pros: Good story, strong acting by lead, good message Cons: heavy accent tough to understand - some strong language
This is a story of a child’s fight to triumph over great adversity, to fulfill his dream is a difficult task. The film will make you tear up if you are not careful...
Billy Elliot (played by Jaime Bell) is the story of an eleven year old boy...
Pros: Excellent acting performances, an interesting and enjoyable storyline, and great directing. Cons: None.
"Billy Elliot" (Rated 15 [UK] / PG-13 {R Uncut} [US]) Directed by: Stephen Daldry There has supposedly been some sort of great decline in British Cinema in the last few years – but there have definitely been a handful of brilliant ...
Pros: Great characters, honest and touching storyline, good acting Cons: A little predictable, occasionally hard to hear
Every once in a while, a story comes along that fills your heart with pain and with joy. This kind of movie can make you laugh and cry only moments apart, and sit spellbound waiting to see what comes next. Billy Elliot is this kind of story, and...
Pros: Inspiring characters, beautiful expression of the familial bond. Cons: A forced subplot about a gay friend.
One of American cinema’s recent trends is the annual breakout success of an English comedy import. The out-of-nowhere Best Picture nominee The Full Monty kicked the yearly tradition off four years ago, one that tried to continue (but didn’t)...
Pros: Jamie Bell as Billy Elliot is outstanding, original, entertaining plot Cons: Some characters are lacking development
Each week at my daughter’s dance school, there is a quote on a blackboard by a different famous dancer. I always thought they were pretty corny because of the importance they placed on dancing, as if they would die if they could not dance. After seeing...
Pros: Unusual twist on a coming-of-age story, excellent cinematography and direction Cons: Predictable plot, occasionally indecipherable dialogue
Beginning with an exuberant title sequence, this charming, off-beat, coming-of-age story revolves around Billy Elliot, the younger of two sons of a widower coal miner near Newcastle in Northern England. It's 1984, and the National Union of Mine...
Pros: Acting, Script, Jamie Bell Cons: British dialect (applies only to US audiences)
Billy Elliot is the inspiring story of a young boy's pursuit of his dreams, despite his family's disapproval and a turbulent situation in his small English town. Because it takes place in England, I get to use British spellings and mannerisms....
Pros: great acting and dance scenes Cons: does contain profanity, scenes of violence
When I was a kid, I remember watching ballet dancers on PBS and I was stunned by how they moved, with such utter grace and beauty, and on their faces was always a look of pure beautiful joy. I could tell they were right in the moment, that they were so...
Pros: Edgy, Exciting, Sexual Cons: Can barely understand dialogue
I like the bravado of Billy Elliot. I'm not a big fan of independent films, far and few are the good ones, so I had my fingers crossed when I dropped my $9 at the ticket counter; at any rate, I was pleased. I found it daring and fresh. The director...
Pros: First class acting, tackles some important social issues. Cons: The ending fell a little flat for me.
This film has been written up as being the new 'Full Monty' or 'Brassed Off', because it combines the struggle for survival of working class men in Northern England with music and dance. It's a reasonable enough point. The main difference, however,...
Pros: Excellent plot with some accomplashed performances. Cons: Much foul language.
With the British film industry combining with US backers we are starting to see the resurgence of the film industry. This movie is typical of the classy movies now leaving our shores. The comedy combined with the sadness and deprivation is...
Pros: Risky directing and in-depth characterization Cons: Tired genre
"Billy Elliot" is the story of a son of a miner who dreams to escape the harsh realities of his life by shooting rockets. No, wait, that's the plot to "October Sky." Okay, "Billy Elliot" is the story of the son of a poor...
Pros: beautiful to see, inspirational Cons: some transitions are dull
One night last week, my husband and I were watching television and saw a commercial for Billy Elliot. Both of us commented that we would like to see the movie.
As fate would have it, a babysitter I was interested in using had a free slot on...
Pros: a strong story, great performances, emotionally touching and inspirational Cons: slightly overtold story
The more a movie relates to a feeling or desire deep inside us, the more of an effect it will have on our acceptance of it as a successful form of art. For example, a movie that inspires us, or makes us feel good, in a realistic manner will tend to...
I have just returned from an exhausting trip to Welch, West Virginia, where a special sneak preview of my new one woman show, Vicki on Ricki, was staged at the Oddfellows Hall. This one woman tribute to that great modern star, Ricki Lake, wowed the good...
Pros: Jaime Bell's Billy Elliot Cons: A little bit too contrived emotionally
The film takes place back in the early 1980’s in Northern England.
Those of you who have ever been to the Northern
Part of England (and I'm glad to count myself one of them)
know that its pretty hard to understand a lot of...
Pros: A great debut performance by Jamie Bell, great soundtrack Cons: Tries too hard to be adorable
I'm not quite sure what I make of BILLY ELLIOT. A charming, delightful, wee, quaint yarn in the tradition of THE FULL MONTY, LITTLE VOICE, SAVING GRACE, and BRASSED OFF, it's the story of an charming, delightful, wee quaint lad (the eponymous Billy) who...
Pros: Great dancing scenes, performance by Bell Cons: slightly clunky storytelling
"Billy Elliot" features an extraordinary performance by Jamie Bell as the title character who is the son of a poor English miner and wants to become a ballet dancer. At one point, a character refers to him as "our little Gene Kelly,"...
Pros: Nice little movie that's totally endearing Cons: British accents can be heavy at times.
I have to admit I was a little hesitant to see "Billy Elliot." It sounded like it was going to be one of those manipulative feel-good movies. As it turned out it is feel-good movie, but the kind I like: based on good storytelling, good acting...
Pros: You'll cry. You'll laugh. Cons: If you hate sentimentality, you just might hate this.
ENGLAND IS in serious trouble of running out of northern dystopias in which to set its award winning films. The Full Monty managed to combine the north and steelworks against a background of comic nudity, the pitch for Brassed Off probably included the...
Pros: inspirational and heart warming Cons: a lot of profanity
Billy Elliot is a boy who has a passion for ballet dancing. Not only does he have a passion, he is also very good at it because he puts his heart into dancing. Yet, the only problem is he is being held back from his dreams by his father. His father wants...
Pros: Classic story about a kid overcoming overwhelming obstacles to realize his dream. Cons: Northeast England accents and British cultural point of view confuse many Americans.
I really liked this film, so the negative Epinions reviews surprised me. I'd like to attempt to account for some of the things that may have contributed to them.
I'm glad I watched this movie on DVD, because even though I have visited...
Pros: Jaime Bell is great, laughs and drama abound Cons: Tough accents for those who can't pay attention
There has been many an evening where I give way to the whims of others and see a film that I would rater not. Then there are those nights where I win out and drag my husband and friends to see something I have faith in. I won by default this night, as...
Pros: Hilarious, highly touching, moving and superbly put together. Cons: The National Express advertising...!
Everyone must see this movie. It is clear that such a comprehensively perfect movie has not been made for a long time - I am a critical movie watcher but I honestly could not criticize Billy Elliot in any way. It is heart breaking, tear jerking and...
Pros: The dancing is phenomenal! Cons: A lot of the dialogue is hard to understand
Billy Elliot was born to dance. Trouble is, his tough coal miner father and older brother feel dancing's for "poofs" and boxing is the real man's sport. While the miners are on strike and staging protests, Billy is left to care for his slightly...
Pros: One of the most entertaining films of the year. Cons: None
Billy Elliot has everything a true crowd-pleaser should have. It has an incredibly likable and charismatic protagonist, a sympathetic antagonist, great suspense, moments of high hilarity, and an adventurous spirit that I found positively dazzling. If...
Breathtaking. "Billy Elliot" is a film that is carved purely of passion, flair and integrity. Crafted with a deliberacy so intent, there is no separation between the intensity felt on screen and that within the audience's hearts.
Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) is an eleven year old growing up in an economically depressed town in the North of England. The town is built around the coal mines, coal mines that are currently idle because the workers are on...
Pros: Good story, characters, emotional Cons: Difficulty understanding some dialect
Billy Elliott is an 11-year old motherless boy living in the colorless, loveless and poor environment of an English mining town where the miners are striking. His father is an angry and domineering man, and his older brother just ignores him or picks on...
Pros: Young Jamie Bell gives a winning performance. Cons: The finale is a little lackluster.
(Dir: Stephen Daldry, Starring Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Haywood, Stuart Wells, Nicola Blackwell, Mike Elliot, Billy Fane, Colin MacLachlan, Joe Renton, and Janine Birkett)
Pros: beautiful filming, great actors Cons: rough language, consistent with environment
Billy Elliot is one of the most charming and all-inclusive movies this year. The writer/director has created a piece full of life, humor, drama, and morals, which disspells stereotypes and addresses the art of self-expression.
Pros: wonderful acting and setting for a fairy tale Cons: a bit heartwarming, but cynics may find themselves overcome.
Billy Elliott is a lovely British film from first-time film director Stephen Daldry. Set during the coal miners' strike in England in 1984, Billy Elliott follows an awkward 11-year-old's quest to be a ballet dancer, despite the working class world he...
Pros: Fantastic dancing sequences Cons: Too much foul language
The film is based in the North East of England, where I live, and some of the film was shot near where I actually work (the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough). I was therefore very interested in seeing how realistic they had made the film.
Pros: Everything about it, especially young Jamie Bell Cons: the accent is thick, Julie Walters needs more screentime
Movies like "Rocky" and " Chariots of Fire" where the lead character is an athlete trying to overcome
obstacles both physical and personal, there's a sense of communication between the character and the audience.
We become both the outside...
Pros: Heartwarming and Fun Cons: Formulaic at times
After seeing the previews for this little film we couldn't wait to view it. It seemed a wonderful and uplifting film of a young man pursuing his own talents and interests without regard for stereotypes and bluster.
Pros: Beautiful Film and story Cons: dialect hard to understand at times
How, I wondered, could Billy Elliot be compared to The Full Monty and Brassed Off? After all one film deals with a boy who wants to dance, another with men who decide to bare all, and the other with a bunch of dysfunctional band members. But there are...
Pros: This movie really makes you feel good when you leave Cons: Not everyone wants to leave a movie happy; there is no philosophical debate covered in the film
Billy Elliot is a story about life in a gritty English coal mining town. The town during the length of the story is experiencing a Coal workers strike. And out of this strike covered with a haze of grey and black comes the unsullied heart of a...
Pros: Warning: Will break up your relationship Cons: Predictable, gutless, slow..
My boyfriend could not be forced or tricked into watching Bill ballerina-boy Elliot. I told him confidently that Billy Elliot - despite being about a boy dancer, would not be a girly movie. I told him it would be dramatic, I told him it would be...
Pros: A feel good film and British Cons: All the media hype creates unrealistic expectations!
As you all doubtless know by now, Billy Elliott is the story of an eleven year old boy growing up in a tough environment in County Durham in 1984, amidst the chaos and depression of the miners' strike.
Pros: moving, great soundtrack, Feel-good film Cons: language and some violence
i went to see the film because it had actors in it that I rated and so many reviewers felt it was the best Brit-flick around.
I was in my late teens and early twenties during the time frame of the film and, for me, the political sub text added a...
Pros: Acting from the depths of the soul; T. Rex-heavy soundtrack; a sort of majestic feel Cons: Slightly protracted sentimentality towards the end
To say that this film is about a boy who chooses another path in life and meets with adversity but eventually triumphs does as much justice to this work of art as telling someone that the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel has a painting of angels on it.
...
An economically depressed city in Northern England, a
story line about dancing, a greatest-hits soundtrack --
sounds just like The Full Monty, doesn't it? Well, this
is just as entertaining,...
Pros: Snot nose British kid dancing! What's not to love! Cons: Retread of old movie themes.
I haven't written a review in quite some time, so I thought, "Hey instead of doing work, let's write a review." Next, I saw this on an airplane, but I get the feeling minus language not all that much was taken out. So on to the review...
Pros: everything. a truly excellent film. Cons: the accents are a little tough, but you get used to them.
As a dancer for nearly 12 years, I've found that truly excellent movies about dance are few and far between. At the top are Singin' In the Rain, Cabaret, and All That Jazz. Middling are Dirty Dancing and Center Stage....
Pros: the dancing sequences were okay Cons: see the title
Stop me if you've heard a story line that goes something like this before. Dad wants son to be a boxer. Son wants to be a dancer. Okay, okay, don't stop me yet because I have a larger point to make. Dad is a tough guy and his older son is a tough guy....
Pros: Everything was a perfectly done with this movie Cons: I didn't see any flaws, the acting, directing, and setting were fantastic.
This movie is a heartwarming story about following your dreams no matter what the costs. It's funny, sad, exciting and above all, entertaining. Billy is from a Northern, mining town in England and was brought up by his father as his mother died when he...
What a sweet movie this is! This coming-of-age, follow-your-dream tale is told forthrightly and true. A lot of the marketing for this film has compared its "sleeper" status to The Full Monty and it's easy to see why. It is so unexpectedly...
Pros: Juxtaposition of life's rhythms Cons: Hard to understand the English accent at times - LISTEN
There are freaks in this movie, and there are people with dreams. On the rental box, it says to compare this to Waking Ned Divine and Saving Grace. At any rate, in a coal mining town whose workers are on strike for many moons, the son of a miner can...
Pros: Billy dancing Cons: you come out of the theatre with red eyes, take some tissues
This movie is one of the best i've seen this year. The story is well written and well acted, and the characters are so real. You really want to learn more about Billy's life, and sit in your seat willing everything to go well for him. Although this is...
Pros: Excellent look at stereotypes and overcoming conflicts Cons: Somewhat slow at times
I'd wanted to see this movie ever since it opened in America, and I'm extremely glad that I saw. I'll admit, the first time you hear about this plot, it seems like it'll be one of those mushy sentimental films about beating the odds, and on one level it...
Pros: Jamie Bell Cons: You've seen it before and done better
Billy Elliot, is an 11 year old boy, living in the town of Durham, a depressed coal mining town in North East England. Billy was born to dance and not just any dance, no, Billy loves the ballet. This doesn't sit too well with his father and older...
Pros: Story, Characters, Music, Inspiration, etc. Cons: Marketing (Needs More Exposure)
If you only see one movie this year and can only scrounge up $6.50 with your battered student ID, see Billy Elliot. Not just cute or endearing as most people expect from an English film, it dives in to so many beautiful layers of life and character that...
I rarely leave the comforts of my home to see another British comedy...but something about an 11-year-old boxer-turned-ballet dancer turned my head. On my birthday, my friend and I went out for "dinner and a movie", and the movie trumped my...
Looking for a great feelgood movie for the holiday season? Meet Billy Elliot! Played by talented British newcomer Jamie Bell (who should make Hailey Jo Osmet look to his laurels) Billy teaches moviegoers that you should find your passion, no matter what...
My friend in England told me to see this movie even before I saw the previews. I decided, hey, it looks good, I'll see it, and I'm so glad that I did. What started out as a small/sleeper movie, has become a big hit! The only drawbacks of the movie are...
Pros: This movie really touches you and brings out your emotions. I love it! Cons: There isn't a lot of action, but in this type of movie there usually isn't.
This movie is unlike any other I have seen. First of all, I have never seen a movie about a boy who wants to be a ballet dancer. I'd like to see more "dancer" movies in the future. I think those types really get us excited for the actor. I love watching...
Pros: Jamie Bell, a terrific new actor, and the "arty" lightweight story! Cons: Bit choppy in the middle
I really loved the movie as I walked out of the theatre, and the more I think about it, the more I love this movie.
Billy Elliot, about an 11 year old boy who fancy's ballet over boxing is one of those lightweight pieces that still remains weighty....
Pros: Excellent acting by all! Cons: Overuse of the "f" word may disturb some.
Note: I did not want to see this movie! After seeing the 30-second trailer, which neither intrigued or interested me, I crossed this film off my list before knowing anything about it. Bad advertising and a sold-out show contributed to my catching this...
Pros: Wonderful acting and story. Cons: Might be too 'fuzzy' for some.
It took a long trip by bus and and even longer one home in very cold weather to see this movie, and it was worth every shiver.
The movie left me with a warm feeling, but not a sugar shock. It combined just the right amount of growing pains and...
Pros: An Inspiration to be yourself... Cons: The English accents made it easy to miss important lines.
Billy Elliot is a truly inspirational movie. It reminds us of the human potential to transcend our economic surroundings and the expectations of society by doing something so simple, and yet sometimes so very difficult, as simply being ourselves. ...
Pros: Jamie Bell's subtle and captivating performance. Cons: The somewhat blunt direction.
A cynic could argue that Billy Elliot offers easy laughs and manipulative sentimentality, but it is difficult to maintain such a stance when faced with the joyous warmth that weaves its way throughout this film. Besides, if one doesn't give in to the...
I f you consider that Billy's mom has died due to an accident, if you consider that he is growing up with his dad, his grandma and brother, if you consider that this is an Anglo-Franco masterpiece in the middle of a societal crisis in Newcastle, England,...
Pros: A heartwarming and uplifting story. Cons: Some language could offend the very easily offended or very young viewers.
Another quality piece of film making from the British "gritty and realistic" school of movie making, in the tradition of The Full Monty or Brassed Off, and an outstanding performance again from Julie Walters.
Pros: Nice plot - heart warming. Good to see that art wins over macho ignorance Cons: none that I can think of!
A dancing Angela's Ashes is how I first thought of this movie. An Irish kid who overcomes his austere upbringing and brutish working class family by becoming a ballet dancer.
This films warmed my heart (not an easy thing to do). Who can...
Pros: great story Cons: hard to understand the accents at the beginning
You will love this movie AND fall in love with its main character. Billy is an endearing boy who is a bit lost and alone in his thoughts from the poor Northern English town in which he lives. Since I studied ballet, the subject matter was dear to my...
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I went to see this film, but i certainly wasn't disappointed! This movie turns out to have some very serious sub-plots that you don't see in the trailers. These really make the film a heartwarming film the whole...
This Is A Nice Film To Go And See Because As I found Out More adults Watched This Film then Children.
Instead Of Boxing,Billy Chooses To Learn Ballet.Just this Would Summarise The Plot Would Be funny And Watchable By Kids And Adults Alike.
Both...
Pros: Enjoyed the music, acting was very good. Cons: Slow at the beginning.
I went to see "Billy Elliot" on the recommendation of a friend, as it was a "feel good" movie. I left the theatre with a greater understanding of myself and an increased compassion for family.
Pros: Worth watching Cons: the ending is too short..you would want more
Oh wow... must be the best British movie this year. I was a bit skeptical about this film before. I went to the theater to watch expecting that it would be a flop..and it's true when billie said that when he danced, everything else cease to...
Pros: Great story and artistically well done Cons: That "R" rating
This is a delightful movie and one that could easily have been made available to the adolescents for whom it should be intended.. My daughter runs a dance academy and this movie would have been perfect for her young teen dancers (especially the guys)...
The story alone, without seeing the film, suggests that it will at least be humorous. Boy in working-class town chooses ballet over boxing. Beyond the abundant humor, however, is a moving story of the challenges a widower faces raising a child during a...
Pros: Simply an amazing feel-good movie. Cons: I would like to have seen a better resolution between Billy and his dance instructor.
This is an extraordinary work on a rather simply subject. The triumph of the spirit of a young boy over social convention and his family's expectations of him lift the heart and spirit. If you want a movie that will leave you feeling like dreams are...
As a former dancer, I watch movies about the subject with a critical eye. And I absolutely loved this movie. Everything about it- the transformation of a novice to the confidence of an accomplished dancer, the difficulty to support a dancer, the...
Pros: Jaime Bell....need I say more. Cons: I wish there was more dancing.
The second I saw the preview for this movie I was hooked. And when i finally did see the movie, I knew I wanted to own it. Jamie Bell is fantastic. Perhaps the actors are difficult to understand at first. But by the third time you watch this amazing...
Pros: Upbeat and positive Cons: Lots of the "f" word if you can understand the dialect.
Billy Elliott chooses ballet over boxing when he's knocked to the mat and sees a dance class sharing the gym with his class. The music moves through the empathetic lessons of a cigarette smoking babe ballet teacher. Billy is hooked on dance but it is in...
Pros: Gentle tale of acceptance, fantastic performances Cons: The modern metaphors are hardly subtle
There were moments when this film truly delighted me. And then there were moments where I felt as if I were in the middle of a BellSouth ad. Pictures like Stephen Daldry's 'Billy Elliot' are always winners with critics and highbrow artisans. Why...
A movie for people who are sick of Hollywood formulaic special effects and overkill. Rather than beat the viewer over the head with themes, effects or social commentary, this film does all of those things and more by evoking the humanity in all of us....
Pros: Great plot, good acting, more than a dance film Cons: Difficult to understand the dialect sometimes. The last dance scene was too short
Really enjoyed this film, more than I originally thought I would. Went to it thinking it would be another dance film and found out it is a wonderful story about a father and son. The plot of this film is basically about a macho father with a son who...
Pros: Good to watch Cons: collapses under cross-examination
This movie has a brilliant soundtrack, excellent acting, its beautifully filmed and directed,its funny and its a real empathy-inducer. So why isn't it the best film i have ever seen? Because something is missing. Something is missing from the story...
Pros: The cast and story. Cons: AHHH...I can't think of any.
This is a good coming of age movie well produced by Stephen Daldry. At the beginning of the film, Billy's mother dies. Now 11, Billy and his family sink into poverty as a coal miner's strike drags on into the winter months. Billy wanders into a dance...
There are very few movies out there that I really like where I end up buying the movie because most movies are about sex, violence, and few cheap jokes. I was going to rent Unbreakable but the store didn’t have it. So, I rented...
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