Review of Kajillionaire (2020) by Moviemitch96 — 26 Sep 2020

In this offbeat little indie, Evan Rachel Wood stars as a young woman, who, along with her parents (Debra Winger and Richard Jenkins) get by and live day by day as petty thieves and con artists. They soon recruit another young woman (Gina Rodriguez), and things soon become strained and complicated between the four.

This is a film that takes a surprising amount of unexpected detours and turns throughout. From the at times unusual dialogue to the simply bizarre scenarios that unfold, nothing is ever quite what it seems in this film.

There are times where this works really well, and there are other times where it just seems random and pointless, so it was pretty hit and miss for me personally. However, the four lead actors all give odd yet strangely intriguing performances, with Wood and Rodriguez especially standing out to me by the film's end.

I did start to feel as though the story had lost much of its sense of direction by the film's final half hour or so, but everything beforehand, along with the performances kept it interesting enough for me.

Overall, random and pointless at times, but quirky and endearing in others, along with four great lead performances made this one just enjoyable enough for me.