Michael brings a bottle of booze over for himself and Billy, who takes a swig but then spits it out.Their daughter later states that her father drinks too much. Wilkinson's place and her husband has a drink. We see some liquor in the background of a scene set in Mrs.Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for anyone in your home after that summary, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed content listings. Some characters are on strike against a coal mining company, and some police on protestor violence occurs, as does some other non-graphic punching and slapping.Ĭertain characters smoke (totaling a heavy amount) and others drink (with a few appearing a bit intoxicated), while a few instances of behavior that might be imitated are also present. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, including various family members who are mean or disrespectful to the title character (due, in part, to the family still dealing with the mother dying a year earlier). Some non-explicit, sexually related talk occurs between a prepubescent boy and girl, another boy is a transvestite and seems to be gay, while we briefly see a man's bare butt from a distance as he moons others.
Profanity is rated as extreme due to the use of more than 50 "f" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also used. OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated drama. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). STUART WELLS plays Billy's young, transvestite friend who appears to be gay.Ĭurious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit?.
He seems irritated most of the time, had a bad attitude toward everyone, and uses strong profanity (although he too changes toward the end of the film).
QUICK TAKE: Drama: Despite facing various levels of conflict as well as sexual stereotyping, an 11-year-old British boy follows his dream of becoming a ballet dancer in mid-1980s England.