Breathtaking

Rating: 9/10 (27 May 2004)

I've seen this film twice and absolutely loved it both times.
The gentle acting, and real relationships between the actors is rare. The film isn't tugging at your heartstrings because it is far too clever for that.
**SPOILER** It's well worth watching the film just for the last five minutes, when the camera pans to the father at the same time as Billy is preparing to do his debut show (in Covent Garden) and the music blasts out VERY LOUDLY. You see his father swallow a lump in his throat, and his breath catch, and if you don't cry at this part, then there's something wrong with you :)
Amazing. Beautiful. Real. Touching. Inspirational. An absolute gem.