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Billy Elliot stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher.

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Billy Elliot is an 11-year-old boy played by Jamie Bell. On his way to a boxing lesson, he happened upon a ballet dancing class. Soon he discovered that he was very good at ballet, and he then wanted to become a dancer despite his family's wishes. This is a really touching and inspirational film about achieving dreams that will leave you cheering! This is easily one of the best movies I have ever seen, and I have seen quite a few considering that I'm only 14. "Billy Elliot" is very similar to "October Sky", which is another great movie. (Even the kid's dad is a coal miner!) But it is also very different in the way that it is much more complex and subtle. I have noticed that because this is a British movie, it seems to be a lot more daring than most American movies, with a lot of things that Americans might consider extraneous. But that's what I like about it; Every character is so well developed even if they have a very small role (e.g. Billy's supposedly gay friend). These little aspects of these minor characters add a really nice touch to the already powerful story.
Also, DON'T let the R-rating fool you. THIS IS A FAMILY MOVIE. This movie is NOT pornographic, or violent, or chock-full of coke-sniffing. It just contains some language that little kids shouldn't use. Even so, the profanity is used very maturely. It is never gratuitous or unnecessary, it's just how these British people speak. And the film never seems to glorify the use of such language.

This film was WAY overlooked at the Oscars. It's definitely better than "Gladiator". "Gladiator" may have cool combat actoin, but it's got a very straightforward plot which doesn't make you think. I have NO IDEA why Jamie Bell wasn't nominated for his act. He has a very auspicious start in his filom career with this movie!If there's one thing to criticize about this movie, it's the fact that the dialogue is spoken with heavy British accents, making it hard to understand at times. But that's not enough to keep me from saying that this is one of the best movies I have ever seen! Watch "October Sky" first, to give you an idea of how an American movie tells a dream, then watch "Billy Elliot" for a more sophisticated British idea.

Billy Elliot Movie Review

Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) is an shy 11-year-old living with his proud miner father (Gary Lewis) and older brother Tony (Jamie Draven) during the political and social unrest of the 1984 miner's strike. Times are hard - the men of the house spend their days on the picket lines clashing with the police, while Billy navigates the minefield of adolescence and takes care of his increasingly senile grandmother (Jean Heywood).Determined to forge his son in his own image, Billy's father sends him for boxing lessons with pal George (Mike Elliot) at the local village hall. Unfortunately, Billy isn't interested in expressing himself with his fists, he's much more taken with the ballet lessons next door, run by jaded Mrs Wilkinson (Julie Walters).When Billy's old man learns that his son has forsaken boxing gloves for ballet shoes, he is distraught: dancing is not a manly pursuit, certainly not for a miner's son. Fearful of what his friends might say, Billy's father bans him from taking classes and searches for a glimmer of hope in the bottom of his beer glass.

One night, during the long trek home from the pub, Billy's father happens to witness his boy performing a routine for schoolfriend Michael (Stuart Wells). Moved almost to tears by the boy's passion, Billy's father suddenly realises that he has let his preconceptions and macho pride cloud his judgement, and sets about raising the money to send his son to London, where the admissions panel of the Royal Ballet awaits.
Beautifully observed and surprisingly free of mawkish sentiment, Billy Elliot is a heartwarming coming-of-age tale that speaks straight from the heart, juxtaposing Billy's battle of wills with his prejudiced father, with the community's struggles against the larger forces of the outside world.Newcomer Bell is mesmerising, completely unfazed in front of the cameras. He possesses a charming awkwardness in the initial scenes which immediately endear us to Billy, blooming into exuberance and joy whenever he dons his ballet shoes and loses himself in the rhythms and movements of the dance. His relationship with sour-faced Mrs Wilkinson is beautifully developed, initially fractious and gradually burgeoning into a touching surrogate mother-son dynamic.Walters once again employs a canny mix of humour and emotion to get beneath her character's skin. Lewis and Draven are also solid as the working class men who expect Billy to follow them down the mines, and youngster Nicola Blackwell also makes an impression as Mrs Wilkinson's daughter Debbie who awakens frightening but not unpleasant feelings in Billy.

The film builds nicely in pace over the course of the two hours to a rapturous finale at the Royal Ballet auditions, topped off with a rousing coda that will have audiences fumbling for their tissues and cheering in the aisles. Daldry's direction is flawless, energising the dance sequences (choreographed brilliantly by Peter Darling) and catching its breath during the sequences between Billy and his family.

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Billy Elliot stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher.

Cast:

Director --- Stephen Daldry
Writers --- Lee Hall

                                     

Jamie Bell --- Billy Elliot
Jean Heywood--- Grandma
Jamie Draven ---Tony Elliot
Gary Lewis --- Jackie Elliot
Stuart Wells --- Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot --- George Watson
Billy Fane --- Mr. Braithwaite