Excellent!

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2002)

So my friend walks up to me and says, "Why don't you watch Billy Elliot?" Well, the idea of watching a flick with some little kid who does ballet doesn't strike me as the best thing to waste my day on. I was just as wrong as ever. Jamie Bell, though only appearing in a few movies, is a magnificent actor, and quite an incredible choice for his role as Billy. Billy Elliot is witty, dramatic, and quite striking, just as it should be. It quite rightly shows an eleven-year-old boy's struggle to make his dream come true. Also, Julie Walters portrays the rather sarcastic ballet teacher with perfection. To give a rough outline of the movie:
Billy Elliot (Bell) comes from a rather low-class mining family, and is expected, as his father and brother before him, to accept his mining position with gratitude. However, one day after boxing lessons, he discovers his own passion: ballet. With the help of his new ballet teacher (Walters), Billy chases his dream of becoming a professional dancer.
Now that you've heard my rant on this excellent movie, do you think you'll watch it? My dare to you is to always try to achieve your dreams...be like Billy...never give up.
This movie sends out quite an important message, doesn't it?
Matrixchic007 rates Billy Elliot as a 10 out of 10.