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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1   85/100 "The most emotionally satisfying film of the year."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine 2.5/4 "...basically just sits there for a good long hour before it picks up any sensible speed. Is it all worth it, though? In ways."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes C- "A predictable story."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz A "I'll be at the front of the line to name it one of the best films of the year."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B+ "So deftly made and well performed that rather than being cloying and calculated, it ends up as charming and exhilarating."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "Sometimes it takes a long time to hear the great chiming within….This theme is played out beautifully in one of the most spiritually literate films of 2000."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "Neither revolutionary in its approach or subject matter nor seamless in its storytelling, Billy Elliot nevertheless manages to sketch the lives of characters we come to care about."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "maintains a delicate balancing act between the comical tale of a boy's desire to be a ballet dancer and the backdrop of hard-edged, violent realism against which it is set"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "A charming, entertaining and enjoyable little film."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 3/4 "Billy Elliot es una oda al espíritu humano, así como un recordatorio divertido y sincero de la importancia de luchar por los sueños"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 4.5 "Because the story is so entirely straightforward, the beauty is more in the performances and in the subtle touches than in the journey itself."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 7/10 "Makes a cliched story seem fresh, but one too many bad choices yank it away from the truly inspiring."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/5 "Writer Lee Hall and director Stephen Daldy transform the material into an exhilarating, funny and deeply sad story of growing pains."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "Billy Elliot is charming and entertaining. It's a bit of British fluff, enjoyable and lightweight. "   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 9/10 "This is three-hankie wonderful."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "When sticking with Billy and his inspirational story, director Stephen Daldry hits all the right steps."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 4/5 "Bell is extraordinary as Billy, the best child actor performance since Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 6/10 "The short shrift given to ... background considerations gives the film a shallowness."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "Leaves you cheering as you dab your eyes with a Kleenex."   Citysearch   Sean O'Connell 3/4 "For every boy who played with dolls or performed an activity once thought 'girly;' for every girl who played sports or was considered a 'Tom boy...'"   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell 3/4 Read review   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 3/4 Read review   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 4/5 Read review   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit 3/4 Read review   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 3/4 Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf Read review   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov Read review   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick Read review   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Susan Granger  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1