| Billy Elliot Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
| The hardships of life in the North of England in the mid-'80s, and how an
eleven-year-old boy struggles to overcome those hardships through the
expressive outlet of dance, are effectively dramatized in "Billy Elliot,"
an unashamedly "feel good" movie...more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| BILLY ELLIOT (director: Stephen Daldry; screenwriter: Lee Hall;
cinematographer: Brian Tufano; editor: John Wilson; cast: Julie
Walters (Mrs. Wilkinson), Gary Lewis (Dad, Jackie Elliot), Jamie Bell
(Billy Elliot), Jamie Draven (Tony Elliot), Stuart...more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| To be honest, I approached this movie with a certain dread. The
advertisements called it: uplifting! Oscar-worthy! Finally, a bloody good
film about the human soul and the triumph of the human spirit! Well, a bloody
good film about the human soul is...more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| To be honest, I approached this movie with a certain dread. The
advertisements called it: uplifting! Oscar-worthy! Finally, a bloody good
film about the human soul and the triumph of the human spirit! Well, a bloody
good film about the human soul is...more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by edwin jahiel |
| BILLY ELLIOT *** (UK) Directed by Stephen Daldry. Written by Lee
Hall. Photography, Brian Tufano. Editing, John Wilson. Choreography
by Peter Darling. Production design, Maria Djurkovic. Produced by
Greg Brenman and Jon Finn. Cast: Julie Walters...more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Call it The Full Monty 2. You can even call it Rocky VI - I don’t
really care. Billy Elliot is the “Feel Good Movie of the Year” in a
time when four of the last five Best Picture winners featured main
characters that died in the final reel. It’s just...more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by Robin Clifford |
| The coal miners may be in the midst of a tense strike in the northern English
mining town of Durham, but young Billy Elliot still has to take the boxing
lessons his father insists on. Billy would rather dance than fight, so when Mrs.
Wilkinson's all girl...more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Universal Focus
Director: Stephen Daldry
Writer: Lee Hall
Cast: Julie Walters, Jamie Bell, Jamie Draven, Gary Lewis,
Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells, Nicola Blackwell more |
| Billy Elliot Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Stephen Daldry's BILLY ELLIOT, originally titled DANCER, can be thought
of as an English working-class version of FLASHDANCE but without any of
the latter's glitz and production numbers. Telling the story of an
11-year-old boy named Billy Elliot...more |
