Billy Elliot

critic Reviews

, 85% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Billy Elliot is a charming movie that can evoke both laughter and tears.
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    Charlotte O'SullivanIndependent (UK)
    It's as raw a slice of escapism as you could wish for.
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    Nell MinowCommon Sense Media
    Terrific story of young ballet dancer has strong language.
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    Peter TraversRolling Stone
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    Stephen HunterWashington Post
    It demands love, which is the best way not to get it.
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    Christopher KellyFort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
    Turns out to be that rare melodrama that earns both its laughter and its tears.
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    Joanne LaurierWorld Socialist Web Site
    Billy Elliot is not a masterpiece, but it is a work, in the first place, driven by considerable feeling.
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    Leigh PaatschHerald Sun (Australia)
    Take a twirl with Billy and you won't be disappointed.
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    Eve TushnetPatheos
    Billy Elliot almost always makes the wrong choice, for the saccharine over the convincing.
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    Nick RogersMidwest Film Journal
    The film about atypical artistic pursuits in a blue-collar community that "The Full Monty" sought to be. Peter Darling's choreography dexterously captures the defiance in the dancing - rage against economical and emotional repression in a motherless home.
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