Inside I'm Dancing
Inside I'm Dancing
| 15 October 2004 (USA)
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Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.

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NekoHomey

Purely Joyful Movie!

Pacionsbo

Absolutely Fantastic

RipDelight

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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Lollivan

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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mharirbafan

Sometimes in life you don't expect some films to change your imaginations but it's true and it can be changed. Seeing that one little problem of disabled peoples can be that kind of difficult to dealt with you can assume you're so lucky to be not disabled. Of course you know that you are crippled but not in those ways they are. Maybe our emotions and minds isn't in its right place or maybe we forget in could been happened to all of us. Anyway I'm so happy that I saw "Inside I'm Dancing" it is an exceptional movie to watch even though it's rhythm is too slow but it's working here. The music is completely synced and perfectly suited and beside some of dialogs are so difficult to understand the writing and directing is good. 10/10.

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Hecky Arnaut Mander (pooingfish)

A glorified version of cerebral palsy, I know for a fact that disabled people do not act like this, being disabled myself, and no disabled guy is a wimp, the story is pointless and dull. I also find the acting to be poor and it a shame that they could not cast anyone with cerebral palsy in a role. Personally, I think James Mcavoy would only have taken the character of Rory O'Shea in a vain attempt to clutch an Oscar, and found comfort in his poor level of acting throughout the film preventing him from achieving so. Overall, I would not recommend this film to anyone, and should you want a far more realistic, (and entertaining), story about cerebral palsy then I would advise you to watch Jim Sheridan's 'My Left Foot', which includes an Oscar-winning performance from Daniel Day-Lewis that completely outshines any of the acting in 'Inside I'm Dancing'.

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gleanndoire

Best comedy I have ever watched. Its very funny and not degrading to people with special needs. Its made on a low budget which doesn't take from it. It is very Irish which adds to its charm. Although funny it has some sad scenes. Its something men and women will both enjoy. Makes you more aware of the problems special needs people have. The main male actors are very good. I would like to see a sequel. Its a great idea that could have a follow up.If i was to try and pick faults for me i would say the love story part could have been more convincing or passionate and the sad part drags out a bit to much for a comedy. Other wise it is great a laugh a minute. Funny but simple and normal laughs. Brilliant.

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bubble992

Rory is a rebellious disabled person stuck in a home for disabled people. He hates it there and feels like a vegetable, being trapped in prison and rebels whenever he can. Here, he meets Michael, a young man with cerebal palsy and severe speech difficulties. Rory manage to understand him perfectly and the two strike up a friendship. They leave the home to live on their own in a flat and employ Siobhan as their carer.Michael has lived in homes his whole life and has no concept of independence so Rory teaches him how. The first heart-breaking scene is when Rory and Michael go and see Michael's father who has abandoned him so that they can afford a flat. Michael's father rejects his son as his responsibility, yet has a picture of his other son graduating. It is heart-breaking to see Michael's distress on seeing how little his father cares for him.When Michael refuses to go out and sits by the window, i was reminded of my brother who has disabilities and how he will not go out unless he has planned to, and merely sits and watches the world go by. A perfect portrayal of the way the disabled mind works.When Michael falls for Siobhan, Rory helps him to get over her as she decides she must leave. Rory shows him that he still has a future ahead of him. The two go out in the rain before returning to their flat.Rory's death is almost inevitable from the moment the two move in together, yet it is still shocking when he does fall ill from pneumonia and has mere days left. Michael is clearly shocked, not having considered this. He seeks out Siobhan's help to make Rory a free man before he dies, making a brilliant speech in front of the board in charge of independent living.When they return to the hospital it is clear Rory has died and when Rory's father hugs Michael it is a surprising yet touching scene. At this point i was in fits of tears. The inevitability still did not prepare me for the pain of it. Rory's funeral was painful to watch as, with a lot of disabled people, he died far too young.When Michale returns to the flat, Rory's empty wheelchair is sitting in his room. A stark show of how empty a life can be when someone with disabilities dies. He hears an echo of Rory's voice and goes out into the world alone.A truly beautiful film that damn near broke my heart, with excellent acting from the two lead roles that perfectly portray the stance and emotions of disabled people. I am truly grateful that the world has changed since and that there are more possibilities for disabled living instead of full time care and no care. Let's hope the world will change it's view on disability in the future.

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