Feel-Good Movie

Rating: 10/10 (26 February 2002)

I finally saw this film last night and after reading some of the previous comments here, decided to add my own take on the film. Folks, if you can't stand some straight-forward messages, then don't bother watching movies at all. If, on the other hand, you enjoy a feel-good movie with realistic characters, then Billy Elliot is the one for you. The final sequence of the film is spectacular. Someone else mentioned that they couldn't understand how an 11-year-old boy could have angst. Hey, try losing your mother (who sounds like one of the few people who understood Billy) at age 10 or 11 while your father and brother are distant and unsympathetic--and then see if you might not have a little angst, too! I thought that the young boy who plays Billy did a marvelous job in his portrayal--we need to see more of him in the future!