Synopsis:
Ethics, being human and the soul all
come to the forefront on this masterly-written, directed and acted, fun, very
rare film when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds with a few days to spend
before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of.
Sebastian's
Rating: A+ : After reading the freaks review
on danny boyles new movie - slumdog millionaire,
i realized he mentioned his previous work, 28
days later and trainspotting. I Believe he
missed a movie.
Danny Boyle has made a fair amount of decent
films in his career, and millions proves to be
one of his bests, considering I haven't seen
slumdog millionaire yet.
It's hard to say what millions is, a drama, a
comedy, or a family movie. I loved the say this
movie was done. the scenery, the music, the
actors, they all fitted in together perfectly.
But what mainly blows you away is the storyline.
When the little boy in this movie stumbles upon
millions of dollars, you begin to think this
movie will be typical, he'll go and buy
everything he ever wanted and there will
probably be some done-before moral at the end of
the story. but rest assure, this movie delivers
something different. something quite magical.
its hard to say what's to actually love about
this movie. its hard to recommend it to someone
in a category, as in you cant recommend a
romance movie to an action lover, in this case
you can recommend this movie to anyone, however
you wont know if they'll like it or not. however
i believe everyone will still like this movie,
no matter what type of movie they like.
The Freak's
Rating: A- : Danny Boyle is flat out amazing
at directing. So many times in Millions I
thought to myself, "this is perhaps the most
original innovative director I've ever seen".
His vision for taking a scene most likely
written as "boy plays in his clubhouse" and
turning into a true work of art is something to
behold. Boyle has had much hype due to his
success with Slumdog Millionaire, but I doubt
that Millions will disappoint even those who
feel he is overrated.
Tackling a similar issue as he did with
Trainspotting (money is the root of evil), Boyle
puts an innocent spin on the tale by showing
what this thought looks like through the eyes of
a child. Acting is less than stellar,
especially by the charity case worker, but it is
enough to carry the film thanks to Boyle's
amazing style. With all the crap that is
released nowadays and labeled as family fare, it
is refreshing to see a showcase of true
originality that excels beyond 90% of films in
the genre.
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