Inside I'm Dancing: in the press
- 13 Oct 04, 12:00 AM
This Friday (15 October), the film Inside I'm Dancing (official site ) is released in cinemas across the UK. It's proving controversial with many disabled people, because of its casting of non-disabled actors in the two leading disabled roles. Ouch's Claire Fisher got an early look at the film during the Edinburgh Film Festival back in August, and was distinctly unimpressed, to say the least. In her review she said: "it lurches excruciatingly from one cliche to the next, the only respite being some mainly dire jokes." More recently, Ouch readers been sharing their views on the film on our messageboard, too.
Ahead of Friday, some more articles have been appearing around the web. Disabled US comedian gives it a in The Independent, whilst comic actress Emma Kennedy also has good things to say about the film on her . However, she also mentions a conversation she had with Ouch columnist Lisa Egan, in which Lisa made it clear that having non-disabled actors playing disabled characters was, for her and many others, as bad as employing white actors to play black people.
Do carry on giving us your views on Inside I'm Dancing - either by email or on the messageboard - as well as letting us know if you see any more reviews or comments on the movie elsewhere on the internet or in the newspapers.
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