Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?
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Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Director Danny Boyle brings this fable set in the north of England just as Britain is about to switch from Sterling to Euros.Two young kids Damien and Anthony Cunningham move house after the death of their mother and playing near a railway track they come across a bag full of sterling cash which is about to become obsolete. Seven years old Damien is a sweet imaginative kid who thinks he is being guided by Catholic saints and thinks the money is a gift from God. His nine year old brother Anthony is more worldly wise and realises they should keep quiet about their find.However both kids find it difficult not to spend the money, especially Damien who wants to do good deeds but their is a stranger lurking about who wants to claim the money back.Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce writes an edgy idealistic film with a dose of magic realism but without cynicism that money does not buy you happiness but you can do good with it.
Britain is switching from Pounds to Euros. A gang of thieves rob a train loaded with the old money to be incinerated. One of the bags of money falls into Damian (Alex Etel)'s playhouse. He's obsessed with religious saints and has fantasies. He's moved into a new house with his older brother Anthony and father after the death of his mother. Then a creepy man (Christopher Fulford) comes looking for the money.I love the fantastical style that Danny Boyle puts into this. It's backed up by a heart warming story and a very cute Alex Etel. The boy's innocence is adorable and heartbreaking. The saints are such a wonderful and unusual touch. It's a family movie that doesn't play down to the kids. It is funny and packed with interesting ideas.
What do you do if you find a sack of pounds a few days before the UK switches to euros, and you are a rather earnest 7 year old? And you take advice from saints who appear to you personally? Danny Boyle's enchanting little morality tale recounts the dilemma faced by Damian when his natural inclination towards philanthropy falls foul of assorted pressures which pull in different directions.There is a good cast who all give decent performances (although one wonders why the strongly Ulster-accented James Nesbitt was called on to do Manchester), but the film stands on the performances of its young actors, and particularly 10 year old Alex Etel as Damian. Fortunately, he is excellent.
Danny Boyle is back yet again with something different and imaginative. Though 'Millions' centers around a 7 year old child, this isn't merely a children's film. The message is quite universal but this isn't some propaganda piece where the message is nailed to the viewers head. It is splendidly told through a wonderful story.In a nutshell, the story's about a little boy who is coping with the death of his mother and talking to saints when one day a huge duffel bag filled with money finally finds him. Now what's the boy going to do with it? He tells his brother. Now what's the brother going to do with it? After following the saints' advice, the little boy gives money to those he thinks needs them. Now what do they do with the money? Boyle is known to pay attention to all aspects of his films and thus the execution is top notch. Here too we are given some dazzling visuals (the English neighborhood looks amazing), lively cinematography, flowing soundtrack and sharp editing. The performances are first rate. The cast includes familiar actors like James Nesbitt and Daisy Donovan but the real star is young Alex Etel. This little actor beautifully underplays his part. He doesn't try to be cute (which is what you see the annoying young stars do) but rather acts the way a child should. In addition, Lewis McGibbon too is good as his older brother.'Millions' has heart and the moral of the story strongly applies to today's society. It is a fantasy mystery satire that demonstrates the greed excessive money can create hinting how the more money creates contributes to corruption. Boyle has another winner.