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Critical Consensus

Dueling Critics
starstarstarstar Arthur Lazere - culturevulture.net
starstarstarstar Mark Caro - Chicago Tribune
starstarstarstar Jane Sumner - Dallas Morning News
starstarstarstar Steven Rosen - Denver Post
starstarstar Wesley Morris - SF Examiner
starstarstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstarstar Rob Blackwelder - SPLICED Online
starstarstar Peter Brunette - Film.com
starstarstar Michael O'Sullivan - Washington Post
starstarstar Jonathan Foreman - NY Post
starstarstar John Hartl - Seattle Times
starstarstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstarstar A.O. Scott - NY Times
starstarstar Owen Gleiberman - EW
starstarstar Kenneth Turan - LA Times

“[Director Stephen Daldry] keeps the potentially soppy sentiment refreshingly dry, finds every bit of gentle, character-based humor, and … discovers stunningly handsome and telling visuals in unexpected places”

- Arthur Lazere

“[I]n its determination to overdo sure-fire material, Billy Elliot becomes … impossible to wholeheartedly embrace”

- Kenneth Turan

Billy Elliot
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In this comedy/drama, a boy (Jamie Bell) gives up boxing and takes up ballet, much to the dismay of his coal-mining father and brother. Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells, Mike Elliot, Billy Fane, Nicola Blackwell. Director: Stephen Daldry (2000, R)
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