Silly Elliot....Stinky Elliot.....Stupid Elliot

Rating: Null/10 (17 May 2001)

After hearing fantastic reviews from critics and the public, I finally saw this movie and was bored and irritated 10 minutes into the film. I guess the story of a boy ballerina appeals to most but it was not appealing to me at all. Billy Elliot's voice was extremely annoying as were all the british accents (the dance instructor, Billy's father/brother) and when voices are unbearable, it's hard to enjoy the movie. Where are all the good british actors who have nice voices like Richard Burton, Lawrence Olivier and Rex Harrison? Probably all dead like they are. Now, the british actors have pathetic voices that are laughable and aggravating.
The director focuses too much on the little boy's sweaty body parts as if he were shooting this movie for child molestors. Billy Elliot dances ballet.....wow. A big deal hundreds of years ago...but not in 1984 (when the story takes place).
If you get the dvd, find a silly sounding voice (anything Billy Elliot or anyone in the movie says), repeat it over and over and you'll begin to notice how horrible their acting is. 12 minutes into the dvd, Billy Elliot shous "NO I'M NOT!" at the dance instructor through a car window. This line needs to be repeated over and over. That's all.