Review of Millions (2005) by Stuart K — 01 Mar 2009

Before Danny Boyle won his Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, he did another feel-good film involving money. This is also one of his most underrated films, it's a charming little British film, with two good young lead performances and handling fantasy without being sentimental.

Set in Widnes, Cheshire, it has two young brothers Damien (Alexander Nathan Etel) and Anthony (Lewis McGibbon) moving to a new housing estate with their recently widowed father Ronnie (James Nesbitt).

Damien is fascinated by Saints, and often sees them. He also plays in a cardboard castle next to a railway line. One day, a big bag of money falls out of nowhere, and he thinks it's from above, (it's actually from a train robbery).

There's about £200,000 in the bag, and there's one big problem, the UK is about to change from the Pound to the Euro, and Damien and Anthony need to get it spent without the grown-ups finding out!! It's a lovely little film, and although it has it's dark overtones, it's a very sweet little fable, and it's brilliantly made, and the two lads in the leads are wonderful and convincing.

It's a complete contrast to alot Boyle's previous films, but he's a good visual director, and it's got appearances from Daisy Donovan, Alun Armstrong and Leslie Phillips!! :D.