A sweet sweet story not set in the colonies

Rating: 9/10 (14 April 2013)

One tends to heard about this movie now and then combined with praises but I watched it for the first time in 2013. I expected it to be good, but on the other hand the poster on its IMDb page is a bit turn off for me. When I saw in the intro credits that the movie is produced partly by BBC I got into a mixed state of feelings. My association with BBC is mainly to documents and news.
Once the movie progressed I soon got to a sweet state of mind. The protagonist is so sympathetic with his big ears and bright nature. A perfect actor choice. The locale where the events unfold are also very serving. They convey at the same time a feeling of poorness mixed with hope and plain old good will to live.
The characters react to Billy and his dancing hobby as one would expect them to react and a lot of funny moments play out due to this. I liked the music also - rock, punk and classical pieces mixed together.
All in all, the movie is great. I was unconsciously trembling as I followed Billy's story unfolding. I would recommend this for anyone who asks. Also, the strong English accent and vocabulary rocks totally.