What I liked about Billy Elliot is its down-to-Earth feeling--the contrast and differences of the family members ' ideas and opinions on what they like, not what's good for each individual.

It's refreshing not knowing any of the actors, just real people casting.

It's an eye-opening story about a father who wants his son to be a boxer, and the boy sneaks on the side to become a ballet dancer.

See the problem?

Try not to miss this scissors up movie!

With the rage of Footloose and the wackiness of The Full Monty, Billy Elliot tells the story of a boy who just wants to dance.

This well-directed tale juxtaposes images of a coal miners' strike and the bleak living conditions of Durham, helping us to understand the urgency of this seemingly bizarre quest.

A well-acted comedy, well worth seeing.

Billy Elliot is about a young boy who has a strange desire to express himself on the ballet floor, thereby challenging everything that he has been told to be.

He was called names like poof, ballerina-boy, and tutu girl. These manes just gave him the determination to dance and to prove that it just wasn't for girls.

The best thing about the film is 14-year-old Jamie Bell's performance. He's been hoofing it since he was 6 years old. His dancing, which fuses classical ballet rigor with a loose-jointed pop showmanship is well worth the price of admission to see.

His ferocious gotta-dance-if-it-kills-me dance scene is simply electric.