Most enjoyable movie

Rating: 9/10 (22 November 2000)

First why an R rating? This movie is well made and the acting excellent. I doubt that this movie would have been made but for the money given to the producer by the English National Lottery, BBC and The Humanities for The Arts. This is an old fashioned movie with a heart. I loved every minute of it. Jamie Bell was outstanding as Billy. The rest of the cast were equally good. What I did notice, a school uniform makes everyone look equal, even someone as poor as Billy. Does anyone know who the Ballet performer was who came on at the end of the movie - what a wonderful leap!