Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
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?
Danny Boyle's Millions is a genuinely distinctive family film — a rare blend of childhood wonder, Catholic spiritualism, grief, and crime caper that feels wholly unlike anything else in its genre. The apparitions of saints give it a singular imaginative voice, and Boyle's kinetic visual style lends warmth and energy. The plot is charming and thoughtful though occasionally uneven, the child performances are natural and appealing without being exceptional, and the cinematography is lively and inventive without quite reaching the heights of Boyle's more celebrated work. The ending is warm and satisfying but a touch conventional for the ambition the film shows earlier. Novelty is the standout — this film occupies a truly unique space.