Excellent

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2013)

A story about a boy ballet dancer sounds about as appealing as a 25 year stretch in prison. However it didn't take long for this film to win me round.
Jamie Bell is simply outstanding as the would be boy ballet dancer ( and has proved this performance was no fluke with later film efforts). Julie Walters as his teacher is also excellent as are the rest of the talented British cast.
The plot is pretty straight forward and you always know what is coming next but this film is always entertaining with some wonderfully blunt and funny scenes. As with any good film this film is just as entertaining the second, third and fourth time you watch it as the first.
It may take a bit of a stereotypical view of Northern British men and Northern life in general but it is a film and I didn't find this was detrimental to the film.
This is a wonderful feel good drama that can be watched by all ages even children way below the ridiculous 15 rating.