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Billy Elliot (2000)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   N/A Source Brief Review NZone (4 out of 5 stars) "...follows that fine tradition of Brit filmmaking, telling simple stories laced with sass, incredible charm and superb acting." more... BBC (5 stars) "You are heartless if you don't love every minute..." more... Cinema Sense (Gem) "...should not be missed." more... CNN "...superbly cast, from top to bottom." more... culturevulture.net "It is the performance and the dancing of young Jamie Bell that supply the soul of this film and turn it into pure movie magic..." more... E! Online (grade: A-) "...it'll charm you down to your tippy-toes." more... Empire (5 stars) "...the first genuinely exhilarating Brit flick of the new millennium..." more... Evening Standard "...immensely moving..." more... Flick Filosopher "...this is three-hankie wonderful." more... Harvey's Movie Reviews "...smarter and more emotionally involving than any British film has been for quite some time." more... inside out film (4.5 out of 5 stars) "...leaves you with a big smile and a broken heart, wanting it to watch it all over again." more... James Berardinelli (3 out of 4 stars) "...combines whimsy, comedy, and socially-conscious drama into a crowd-pleasing whole." more... NY Rock: A Chance to Dance "At last, a film about boxing, little boys and ballet!" more... Orlando Weekly Movies (4 out of 5 stars) "... a coming-of-age story that's nearly devoid of sap." more... PopMatters: Still Waiting "Behind a triumphant tale of self-discovery is a subtext of anxiety that ultimately enhances what might have been a pretty ordinary film." more... Salon "...joyfully and unabashedly, an old-fashioned movie musical..." more... Spliced Online: Just Don't Call Him Twinkle-Toes "Scrappy miner's son discovers, defends a passion for ballet in blue-collar Brit-com 'Billy Elliot.'" more... USA Today: 'Billy Elliot' dances joyfully (3.5 out of 4 stars) "...fresh..." more... Search the Movie Review Query Engine more... * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)