|  | Billy 
                ElliotUK, 
                2000. Directed by Stephen Daldry, written by Lee Hall. Starring 
                Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis (III), Julia Walters, Stuart Wells and 
                Jamie Draven. Produced by Greg Brenman and Jonathan Finn (II).
 In English, 110 minutes, rated R. USA Films and Universal Focus.
 The only originality 
                of this otherwise completely predictable movie is its premise, 
                the idea of a young boy from a poor coal-mining town who discovers 
                that his passion is ballet.  
 
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