almost a tenner

Rating: 10/10 (29 November 2000)

This is a fantastic film. In Sweden it opens in late December, but I had the opportunity to watch a sneak preview last week. Billy is eleven and practising boxing in his home town in northern England. In the same house a group of girls practise ballet. Billy gets interested of ballet and changes practice, not without complications and reactions from his family.
All the actors are superb, not the least Billy himself (Jimmy Bell) My only remark is that I think the film is too short. 30 more minutes where we meet Billy aged 13-25 wouldnÂ´t be wrong. A near tenner.