Millions Reviews

Since I saw ‘Shallow Grave’ in the movie theater when it was released, I have been following closely Danny Boyle’s career. Since then, he hasn’t done anything remotely bad and he has become one of my favorite directors. The other thing that impress me with this guy, is that he keeps tackling new genre, new themes with every single movie and he is usually pretty successful. This time around, he made a family feature and I thought it was once again pretty amazing. Basically, it is a very touching modern tale with some very good directing and solid acting, especially by the young kids involved. Above all, contrary to most family features, it is absolutely never condescending to children, something I always find infuriating concerning this genre, and they treat children as smart individuals which  deserves to be treated with respect. My only complain would be that I’m no sure if young kids would really enjoy it though. But, on the other hand, you should never underestimate their comprehensive skills. To conclude, even though it is not Boyle’s most highly regarded feature, it is actually really good and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you want to watch an original family feature.

He's done it again! This is another absolutely brilliant film from masterful director Danny Boyle. Millions is a magical, heartwarming and deeply effective film that is brilliantly suited for adults and for kids. It is weird when it comes to millions of cash ending up in a bag. Well, in the young kids case coming from God falling from the sky. Millions is a beautifully made film that shows pure magic which is typical for kids but is humourous for adults. Millions is a family film that is a mild psychological story because we do sort of see inside a child's head and what his personal troubles are.


Alex Etel was really good as Damian Cunningham. Damian is a very mixed up and confused little boy. I think he became the way he was because of his mother's death and probably because he moved house with his dad and brother. I really liked Lewis McGibbon too as Anthony Cunningham. It is a very powerful movitating mixture between two young actors who play characters with such cute attitudes and with very big ambitious hearts of what to do with the money they have. Both brothers want to do different things with the money which causes them to squabble and fight quite regularly.


Danny Boyle is a genius! He is one of the best directors ever and that is a fact. He never seems to disappoint. I hope he never does in his future projects. To be perfectly honest, I hope Boyle doesn't do anymore live-action family films. He would do a good job at an animated film but depends what kind of animated film though.


Millions is another well accomplished film from Danny Boyle that he should be proud of. He is an absolute genius! Millions isn't one of the best family films ever but it isn't that far off from reaching that position. It is a fun, heartwarming and quite dramatic film that I really enjoyed from start to finish.