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Inside I'm Dancing on DVD (2004)
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Radio Times
This tragicomic tale of the odd-couple friendship that develops between two severely disabled young men — one shy and conservative, the other outgoing and outrageous — could have ended up as a thoroughly mawkish affair. James McAvoy (best known for TV dramas State of Play and Shameless) is the rebellious patient with muscular dystrophy, whose arrival at a sleepy residential care home is a tonic for diffident youth Steven Robertson (whose character has cerebral palsy). But East Is East director Damien O'Donnell has come up with a worthwhile comedy drama that may not necessarily tread any new ground, but at least goes over old territory with some skill and style. O'Donnell's non-contentious film pushes all the right buttons in its flagrant bid to get you backing the pair in their uplifting fight for freedom from a well-meaning but inflexible care system.
Funny, touching, life-affirming tale of two wheelchair-bound people who strive for independence at whatever cost to themselves and, sometimes, others. Daily Express You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll see the world through different eyes. Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
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