Ballet Shoes
Based on the Noel Streatfeild novel Ballet Shoes, this is not the 1976 film starring Angela Thorne and Barbara Lott, but a 2007 BBC Northern Ireland production starring Eileen Atkins, Peter...read more
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- Emma Watson stars in Ballet Shoes, a heartwarming and uplifting film based on the beloved, best-selling novel by Noel Streatfeild and featuring an award-winning cast that includes Emilia Fox, Victoria Wood, Richard Griffiths, Marc Warren, Gemma Jones and Eileen Atkins. Ballet Shoes tells the enchanting story of Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil - three orphans adopted by an eccentric explorer an
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It’s okay
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Love the book. The movie is a bit weak, but sweet. Worth a watch if you’re a fan of the book and Emma Watson.
For all girls young and old who’ve had a dream.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I had no expectations of this movie having never read or heard of the book. I bought it because Emma Watson was in it and was curious to see her outside of the Harry Potter character of Hermione. She was wonderful, as were all the girls. I loved this movie. It took me back to the dreams I had as a young girl and still dream of to this day. This movie will touch all girls and women of any age. I’ll watch it over and over again.
Albert Miller Review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
One of the most engaging movies I have seen for a long time is the 2008 BBC production of “Ballet Shoes;” a meditation on creative talent and perseverance. Based on the Noel Streatfeild 1993 novel of the same title set in London in the 1930’s, the storyline of the film moves fast and holds your attention to the very end. The dialogue is spirited and expressive. Cast as young orphans in three key roles are Lucy Boynton, an aspiring ballerina, Emma Watson, a promising actor, and Yasmin Paige, a mechanically inclined girl who wants to fly airplanes.
The additional cast of Eileen Atkins, Peter Bowles, Lucy Cohu, Emilia Fox, Richard Griffiths, Gemma Jones, Adrian Lester, Harriet Walter, Marc Warren and Victoria Wood play first-rate supporting roles.
An exclusive interview with Emma Watson — a charming extra feature on this DVD — shows her to be a truly accomplished young artist.
Pleasantly surprised!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I actually ordered ‘ballet shoes’ because I recognized two of the actresses.
I had hoped the story would be at least ‘fair’, I was pleasantly surprised!
I actually enjoyed the movie. I was caring about the characters; all of them,
not just the three girls. I was waiting and holding by breath as they were
waiting for news. I saw a family there and I was concerned for them. Wonderful!
Many likable characters in addition to the three girls shown on the cover.
Misses the mark
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The story opens in London in the 1930s, as an eccentric explorer (Richard Griffiths) returns from his adventures with three orphaned baby girls to be raised by his niece (Emilia Fox), while he goes off on another long trip. As the girls become teenagers, they enroll in a theatrical school hoping to earn enough money to support themselves: Posy wants to be a ballerina and Pauline (Emma Watson) wants to be an actress, but Petrova just wants to fly airplanes.
Adapted from a well-loved children’s book, this made for BBC film suffers from a script full of holes and poor direction. We meet a houseful of characters but don’t get to know any of them well. Their dialogue is lifeless and lacking in real emotion; except for the wonderful Ms Fox, they merely take turns dully reciting their lines and each scene falls flat.
Emma Watson (Harry Potter) looks nervous and awkward and her character, like the others, is superficial. She’s supposed to be a great actress, but this isn’t shown; Posy is supposed to be a gifted dancer, but again, we just have to take their word for it. Pauline, the aviator, is ignored altogether. Recommended only for those who enjoyed the novel.
Top notch!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This was an extremely touching movie. It just warms your heart! There were many funny parts as well and the outfits and costumes were wonderful! I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to have an hour and a half of their life to feel warm and fuzzy.
Pleasant entertainment
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This movie version of the children’s classic is well-acted by a lovely cast, but lacks the charm and interest of the original (which remains worth reading). Still, suitable for family viewing, and, though the ending falls flat, moderately entertaining. A chick flick for young girls.
“THE BALLET SHOES” DVD
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I BOUGHT THIS VIDEO FOR MY GRAND-DAUGHTER. WE WATCHED IT TOGETHER. IT IS A GREAT MOVIE FOR MOMS AND DAUGHTERS, GRANDMAS AND GRAND-DAUGHTERS, OR TWEEN AND EARLY TEEN GIRLS. ESPECIALLY IF THEY LOVE DANCE. IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE HISTORICALLY, AND AN ENCOURAGING MOVIE ABOUT THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF LIFE. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
a real downer
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
this was a real downer. The young girls were alway worried about money and doing danceing to help pay for bills. While paying the bills was a good reason to begain with, the girl become selfish. They built little friendship or respect of each other. I could have watched the true life story of any troubled child actor’s if I wanted to watch children act for just the money.
The girls in the movie danced and acted because they hand to and in the end they really never learned anything but to keep working even if it was hurting the family. In the end the family is pulled apart and but since everyone gets what they want it’s ok. Right?! Keeping the family together and letting the girl have childhoods is not as important as getting the money. By the way, the girls only have to go to dance school, never mind making their own dress or cleaning their rooms or cooking. Their parent will do all that.
What a joke. I would never show this to my nieces because I would hate it if they ended up a spoiled and selfish as these girls.