I swear to god, this is meant to be a family film but we see babies in bags,not buggies or even baby appropriate to carry the child! Seriously I am god smacked and extremely annoyed that they let this be filmed, this is considered child abuse!Also, the acting wasn't the best at all. It may not have been a Hollywood sort movie but they should've at least given this movie a bit of a kick! It just looks so depressing and fake, it doesn't give you enough enlightenment to know that's it's a good movie! Emma Watson and Richard Griffiths(RIP) shouldn't have gotten involved in the film, it would probably be better off if they just stuck with Harry Potter that time.I wouldn't recommend this to kids especially the younger ones!

I admit the only reason i watched this was because Emma Watson was in it and i wanted to see her work outside of the Harry Potter franchise to see if she could handle another character, and she did amazingly well. All the acting was great, but the only thing i think is that it didn't flow too well. It just seemed to not flow as well as a story should. The story was good, but it should have been handled better, and also character development needed to be improved on some characters. But overall it is delightful and has plenty of lessons in it. All of the characters seemed real, when i was watching it, i could really understand their struggles and their dreams. It seemed as if it was more than just a story. I was definitely glad to see Richard Griffiths in it. It flowed well enough, but like i mentioned earlier it could have flowed better, and i don't like how short it was. I felt they didn't put enough information in it to really define how the careers of each girl went.

This is such a wonderful movie. I really wasn't sure if i was going to like this movie from just seeing the trailers. Let me tell you if you like films in the Disney type genre you will love this movie , too. The acting is so brilliant. Emma Watson really breaks out of the Hermione role and is magnificent in Ballet Shoes as Pauline Fossy , really wonderful. Lucy Boynton, who plays Posy Fossil the ballet prodigy is spot on with all her lines and delivers two really big laughs. Too funny. Yasmin Paige , the third fossil 'sister' is very good at the intellectual role playing and no doubt we will see her and Boynton on the big screen again very soon. For a few minutes i was worried that the story might turn depressing and end on a bad note but the most wonderful thing about this movie , besides the acting of Emma Watson and Lucy Boynton was that , alas , it had a very happy ending. If u have a big screen TV it really is wonderful to see all the beautiful costumes and vintage furniture , etc.I HIGHLY recommend this movie to anyone who loves a " feel good " type movie and if you are a fan of Emma Watson you will love her in Ballet Shoes. Run , don't walk , to your local video store and pick this one up. My only complaint i wish it was longer because i didn't want this film to end , no kidding !!!

At first I just wanna watch this movie because I love Emma and she is my favorite as Hermione on Harry Potter movies. But I decided to read the book, not so famous in my country among the children and with no translation, and I love it. My favorite character was Petrova, a girl really talented but misunderstood in a society that thought cars and machines where not made for girls. When I saw the movie I love it too, despite the changes that the story suffer in comparison with book (for example, the lung problems of Garnie, her romance with Mr Simpson and the triangle that involves Theo). I love Emilia Fox as Garnie: you can see her pain and suffering about the girl's future with Gum's disappearing, and still, her sweet personality. Even if the girls (Emma, Lucy and Yasmin) are bigger than her characters on the book, they were fantastic, never silly and the story for them had sense. I loved Emma as Pauline, think she can do it better as actress, but is really talented and her story on the showbiz is far from being over. Lucy as Posy was excellent: this kid is really gifted and I guess a successful career is waiting for her. And my favorite, Petrova, could no find a better performer than Yasmin Paige. For me, Yasmin was the best of all, with a lot of passion and feeling. Thanks to BBC and to all this casting for honoring like this to a master as Noel Streatfeild.