Charming and funny

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2016)

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.