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Review - Etherville

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Starring Jeanette Sidney Kelly, Eoghan Kirby, Jessie Byrne Written by Eamonn Colfer. We are introduced to a young man named Elliot Dunne. He is in a wheelchair because of a car accident, and because of that, he spends most of his time in a deep depression and wallowing in self-pity. His nurse, Gail, helps him out by making sure he does physiotherapy exercises. At one point, she gets so annoyed with him that she tells him his situation could be so much worse, that he could've been born with a disability like cerebral palsy. He then shows her the headset that takes him into 'Etherville', a virtual world where he is able-bodied again. Gail scoffs at the idea saying that it is nothing more than a game, but for Elliot, this is a way for him to become a whole person again. When she leaves, Elliot logs on to 'Etherville' and there he meets Sophie. They dance to Tchaikovsky's 'Waltz of the Fairies', and Elliot then wants to know more about her; she refuses. So, ...