Billy Elliot (2000)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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Blistering performances.

I was forced to watch Billy Elliot when I was younger in high school as part of film study. I disliked it then but as time goes on and you grow up I thought I would find some appreciation for it. It didn't happen, in fact, I see further frustrations in this mediocre and terrible film. While it may be grounded in realism, the story and setting of rural England does not make good story telling or directing. It is a painful experience to watch a boring child who hails from an even more boring family and town try and be a ballet dancer. The story was so bland and dull and none of the acting performances really stand out. The funny thing is this film could have been made beautifully. Directors have done wonders with less interesting stories through good directing, symbolism, storytelling and soundtrack. This was a horrible and terrible mess. An absolute travesty that must be avoided.

Charming story about how a boy from a mining town becomes a ballet dancer. Shows his trials and tribulations in convincing his rough-hewn father and brother to support him. Story is manipulatively sentimental, but has many funny moments. Maybe a bit too join-the-dots, and didn't dig deep enough into the characters. Direction is solid, though the movie loses pace in the middle section and drifts a bit. The use of music was great, though there is an over-reliance on T-Rex.Good performances all round. Julie Walters deserved her Oscar nomination.

Amazing movie. It made me cry, laugh, wonder, wait. What a movie. Initially, I was feeling slow and sadistic movie, director meant it be so deliberately I feel. Coz by 8 min I am desperate for some hope some happiness for the boy. And it starts catching pace. Definitely goes happy sad up down. But never could stop watching it till end 1hr 40min. It just kept me occupied. The characters are simple but has unique details. And many a times every character surprised me with unexpected reaction, to my surprise that felt more convincing that what I was expecting. You should watch this movie. Like me you may feel like leaving it at 8th min feeling depressed. And if you feel so then you will definitely fall in love with the move if you watch it completely.

This is the story about a boy who succeeds in making his dream come true under difficult conditions. The boy's father makes his son Billy go to a boxing school because he wants his son to be strong man. However, Billy saw the girls who learn ballet by chance. He always likes dancing with songs in his home more than hitting people such as boxing or wrestling. He decides to join the ballet lesson in secrecy and his ballet teacher recommends him to go to ballet school in London. When his father finds out that his son learning ballet, he becomes very angry. At the beginning of the film, the family's bond is weak and looks fragile, but gradually they are reunited with each other. The film made me laugh and touched me deeply. It has great characters and the memorable stories.