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4.0 out of 5 stars
I like it (2),
This review is from: Billy Elliot (VHS Tape)
I should add that many ballet dancers ARE GAY though not all are - and I see absolutely nothing wrong with either fact (even though the director seems to in this film!).For the adult Billy in the last scene, the director could have chosen a better looking dude. This is a fine movie. I understand some people's complaints that the plot is, in retrospect, rather trite and predictable - like the whole time you keep saying to yourself, "What else could it be? I could've written the script myself!" But that's not the point: It is still a good film if it can move you.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I like it,
This review is from: Billy Elliot (VHS Tape)
Jamie Bell's acting talent is quite obvious in this debut. My only problems with this film are that the director seems to try too hard to prove there is no connection between being a ballet dancer and being gay (true enough), and that the heroine, the ballet instructor, is nowhere to be seen in Billy's moment of triumph.I couldn't have understood the dialogues without the aid of closed caption.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superb Irish toe-tapper,
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This review is from: Billy Elliot (Widescreen) (DVD)
Setting: Ireland in the mid-80sBackdrop: A miner's strike, a lockout, poverty, anger Setup: Billy's father has scraped together the $$ for his boxing lessons, but Billy would rather take ballet. Plot: the local ballet teacher senses his genius, tutors him, and suggest he audition for the London Ballet You can imagine how this goes down with his macho father and older brother... The scenes of Billy dancing, leaping, flying through the town on the cobblestones will make every single person grin and tap their toes along with this gifted child performer. In deft staging, Billy Elliot gently explores politics, religion, sexuality, and family relationships. An absolute must-see movie for everyone, especially for those who are fans of all things Irish.
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