source: Perfect 10

Moviecut—Perfect 10

In a way... kind of hard to realize that people in real life are this dumb and dysfunctional. We know they are out there... but this film doesn't get the job done. The acting is good... but only with a couple of characters (Frankie Box is good). There are many parts to the film but none are really developed. And for some reason they want you to like folks who are mere thieves. It seems that the writer is writing about a world that he or she knows very little about and it shows. With so many moving parts... this would have to be a mini series and then it would have to be handled correctly. And I think the title is very misleading... one dance does not make a 10.

Typical little UK working class feature that doesn't go down the Ken Loach route of Broken Britain! In a brief nutshell it follows a teen girl, Leigh. (Frankie Box) A teen girl with bullying issues and a single parent, pretty lousy dad (her mother died a year or so ago). She is in a gymnast class, pretty talented. However she has confidence issues with her unsupportive parent. Lack of money for subs and costume leads to bullying issues. One day she arrives home and is met by a complete stranger who it transpires is her unknown step brother Joe (Alfie Deegan). A Jack the lad type who Leigh's dad, patented and pretty much neglected. Leigh and Joe are similar ages. Joe a little older, a trainee joiner who is into motorbikes and partakes in petty crime such as stealing petrol and said bikes. Leigh forms a bond with Joe as the film develops. Perhaps because of her lonely, bullied lifestyle? At one brief point, and I say very brief, incestual and not explored any further. Leigh is sucked into Joe's petty criminal lifestyle, albeit briefly as the film develops but her genuine interest gymnastics wins the day. These small, independent, gritty, British films showcase young, developing acting talent. In this case both the leads are in their first feature film.

Just watched this film which completely enthralled me - the acting was so touching and brutally real - the story was unexpected and really tender and the cinematography and music was just so on the button - my first review -I signed up to IMDB just to review this - I just wanted to tell the world that I thought this was a fabulous film.

Actually some of the acting is good and there are some moving scenes. Unfortunately the story is poor and lame. Another reviewer has asked how this film was ever made. They may not realise that all residents in the UK have to pay a television licence fee (despite most of the population streaming films and series through the internet). This licence money goes to the BBC. The BBC make some great TV, but only some. , They also make much more really bad TV. Some our licence money goes on films that end up going straight to video. This will be one of them.

The main two actors are so good in their roles and it honestly feels more like a documentary at points than a fictional story. The film may seem initially like it is about gymnastics, but it is about something much more important: family.

This short but sweet little movie captures something of the angst of youth without shoving it in your face. The two main actors are fantastic in their roles (if you can put up with their mockney east landan chav accents), it's morally ambiguous but well directed and scripted. Well worth 85 minutes of your time.

And Frankie Box is a find. It is a simple story about how easy it is in our modern world to literally become lost in your own life. But the story telling is compelling and the acting so authentic the viewer is compelled to watch right to the bitter-sweet end.

Social issues British drama. Not cinematic. Too many close ups. The story is cute. Brother - sister dynamics but l wouldnt waste my evening to watch it again.