MOVIE FACTS 

GENRE : DRAMA
DIRECTOR: STEPHEN DALDRY
CAST : JAMIE BELL , JULIE WALTERS 
YEAR : 2000
DISTRIBUTOR: UNIVERSAL 
RATING :

MOVIE REVIEW ()             REVIEW BY PHIL
WE CAN ALWAYS EXPECT SOME REALLY GOOD MOVIE FROM THE ENGLISH. THE REASON WHY BRITISH MOVIES ARE SO GOOD IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE HOLLYWOOD'S OBSESSION WITH MARKETING SO THEY CAN REALLY FOCUS ON THE QUALITY RATHER THAN ON THE RENTABILITY...

BILLY ELLIOT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE .

     IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG BOY, BILLY , WHO HAS ONE DREAM : BECOMING A BALLET DANCER. HE TRIES TO TAKE LESSONS BUT HE WILL HAVE TO FACE HIS FATHER'S REFUSAL...

    THE STORY IS simple yet  REALLY MOVING AND NEVER BORING. THE SCRIPT IS PERFECTLY BALANCED AND THE STORY EVOLUTES VERY WELL. 

    THE CAST IS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR. JAMIE BELL , WHO PLAYS BILLY, GIVES AN ASTONISHING PERFORMANCE . HE'S VERY CONVINCING. 

CO-STARRING IS JULIE WALTERS, NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR IN 2001, WHO ELEGANTLY AND POWERFULLY PORTRAYS THE BALLET TEACHER.

NOT ONLY IS THE MAIN CAST GOOD, BUT THE SUPPORTING CAST IS REALLY ELPFUL IN SETTING A KIND OF REAL-LIFE PERSPECTIVE FOR THE MOVIE.

ANYWAY, NEWCOMER STEPHEN DALDRY SHOWS REALLY THAT EVEN INEXPERIENCED DIRECTORS CAN MAKE REALLY GOOD MOVIES. HE SEEMS TO MASTER THE SCRIPT AND THAT REFLECTS ON HIS DIRECTING. EVERY SCENE IS FILMED IN A GOOD, EXPRESSIVE WAY .

in a nutshell, this movie is really charming and deserves top honors.

DVD REVIEW ()
THE DVD ISN'T THAT GOOD ! 

YOU CAN FIND VERY FEW FEATURES LIKE AN INTERESSTING DOCUMENTARY BUT YOU DON'T REALLY LEARN MUCH.

OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE USUSAL THEATRICAL TRAILER, PRODUCTION NOTES AND A CAST/CREW BIOGRAPHY

THE DVD COUL'VE BEEN BETTER, ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A MOVIE ! 

facts :
RUNTIME:1111 MIN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH (DOLBY, 5.1,DTS )
RATING: r

SUBTITLES: english
REWATCH: 4x
 

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