The Good & Bad Of 'Billy Elliott'

Rating: 6/10 (6 December 2006)

This is a charming film but don't be fooled; it's still yet another with the typical Liberal/politically-correct agenda. Fortunately, even for those of us who can see through this propaganda nonsense, it was still an entertaining film that had its good points, too, enough to be glad, at least, that I watched it. Why filmmakers have to constant push their gay agendas on the movie public, you'd have to ask them.
Anyway, the good points are (1) the film is never boring; always entertaining; (2) it's nicely filmed, looking great on DVD; (3) the lead kid "Billy Elliott" (Jamie Bell) is a likable lad and an excellent actor; (4) the guy who played his father (Gary Lewis) was also good, playing an intense character; (5) the music and dancing were good and I enjoyed the Fred Astaire and Lord Of The Dance-type numbers (which I prefer over ballet, anyway).
Other negatives included : 1 - an unlikeable dance teacher "Mrs. Wilkinson" (Julie Waters), who was too hard-edged (profane, cigarette dangling from her mouth); 2 - too much profanity in general in this film (way too many f-words, kids using the Lord's name in vain, etc.); 3 - Billy, although likable, talks back too much to adults and has a bad mouth; 4 - Billy's father and brother (Jamie Draven) with exaggerated roles as the ultra-macho stereotypes.