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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Sep 20, 2003
Pros: excellent story, great acting, terrific soundtrack
Cons: can be hard for U.S. audiences to understand at times
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 10, 2010
Pros: A beautiful, touching British coming-of-age tale.
Cons: A bit simplistic.
Summary: Billy Elliot is a touching coming-of-age film, with a simple story told with British charm! It is a wonderful film: touching, and gritty at times. It follows a young boy, growing up in Britain. His name is Billy Elliot, and he is extremely poor. Both his ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 27, 2008
Pros: Excellent acting and the dancing and music superb
Cons: nothing worth noting
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 3, 2005
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)
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 2003
Pros: Excellent acting performances, an interesting and enjoyable storyline, and great directing.
Cons: None.
Summary: "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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 25, 2003
Pros: Beautifully acted, convincing, sensitive, moving, honest; good music.
Cons: Some of the accents are extremely hard to understand.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 16, 2003
Pros: Good story. Great acting. Excellent camera and audio execution.
Cons: Do we have a tranlationist in the house?
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 19, 2002
Pros: everything!
Cons: nothing
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 3, 2001
Pros: Exquisite dancing, very touching movie
Cons: Might be a little too dark for some
Summary: “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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 20, 2001
Pros: Jaime Bell....need I say more.
Cons: I wish there was more dancing.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Jul 9, 2001
Pros: Lots of Life Reminders...
Cons: nothing...
Summary: Billy Elliot
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 6, 2001
Pros: Excellent plot with some accomplashed performances.
Cons: Much foul language.
Summary:
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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 30, 2001
Pros: Juxtaposition of life's rhythms
Cons: Hard to understand the English accent at times - LISTEN
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 12, 2001
Pros: Heartwarming and Fun
Cons: Formulaic at times
Summary: 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.
The young Mr. Elliot is a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 6, 2001
Pros: Good story, strong acting by lead, good message
Cons: heavy accent tough to understand - some strong language
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 6, 2001
Pros: Simply an amazing feel-good movie.
Cons: I would like to have seen a better resolution between Billy and his dance instructor.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 5, 2001
Pros: Started off good...
Cons: Terrible characters, the ugliness of it all.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 4, 2001
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.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2001
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.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2001
Pros: Gentle tale of acceptance, fantastic performances
Cons: The modern metaphors are hardly subtle
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Bell. Boxing gives way to ballet for the young son of a coal miner in this highly acclaimed hit comedy. 2000/color/11...
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Billy Elliot Jamie Bell is an 11-year-old boy living in northeast England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a ma...
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