History YMMV / Ballerina

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qRVp1apiMw "Hold On"]] used in the trailers.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some have suggested that the film would have been more inspiring if the main character had been a boy who wanted to be a ballet dancer, thus breaking gender norms and making for a more progressive and unique story-line.

* FoeYay: Félicie and Camille. [[spoiler: The ''minute'' DefeatMeansFriendship kicks in, Félicie gives Camille a tight hug, surprising Camille greatly.]]

* CriticalDissonance: Regardless of the BrokenBase it had, it was well-received by critics. [[AmericansHateTingle At least in its native France. American critics were much less kind to it.]]

* CriticalDissonance: Regardless of the BrokenBase it had, it was well-received by critics.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:When Félicie loses to Camille during their final performance and is thus eliminated from the Merante's class, utterly shattering her spirit. To add salt to the wound, Regine [[KickTheDog forcibly sends Félicie back to the orphanage]] and fires Odette as well.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Camille. A haughty AlphaBitch who treats Félicie like dirt, destroys her music box merely to upset her, and has no qualms potentially injuring her during their dance-off. But it's made clear that her attitude stems from her poor treatment from her [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]], Regine.
* MoralEventHorizon: Regine crosses this when, after [[spoiler:Camille passes up the role of Clara in ''The Nutcracker'' and gives it over to Félicie instead, Regine tries to [[spoiler:murder Félicie in retaliation.]]

* ClicheStorm: A common complaint against the film, even before its release, featuring familiar character archetypes (an orphan who aspires to fulfill her lifelong dreams, a bland LoveInterest, an AlphaBitch who torments the protagonist [[spoiler: before [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]]]], to name a few) and AnAesop about believing in yourself, a lesson that has been taught many times before.

* BrokenBase: The release of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmK7X0swHrE main trailer]] has already left many divided audiences. Many believe the film looks generic and cliched. Others think it looks decent and worth a watch.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The film has already received criticism prior to its release due to its generic-sounding plot and cliched "believe in yourself" message that has been done a million times before.

* MoralEventHorizon: Regine crosses this when, after [[spoilers:Camille passes up the role of Clara in ''The Nutcracker'' and gives it over to Félicie instead, Regine tries to [[spoilers:murder Félicie in retaliation.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Regine's is [[spoiler:trying to kill Félicie so that it looks like an accident]].

* SoundtrackDissonance: A movie set in 19th-century Paris, about ballet, with modern pop songs playing.

* JerkassWoobie: Camille may be a haughty AlphaBitch, but it's made clear that this stems from her poor treatment from her [[AbusiveParents abusive mother]], Regine.

ClichéStorm: Just by looking at the trailer, lots of people described the movie as such.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The film has already received criticism prior to its release due to its generic-sounding plot and cliched "believe in yourself" message that has been done a million times before.

* BrokenBase: The release of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmK7X0swHrE main trailer]] has already left many divided. Many believe the film looks generic and cliched. Others think it looks decent and worth a watch.