Millions

In a moment of brilliance from director Danny Boyle, Millions captures some difficult human emotions, aspirations, childhood dreams and innocence almost perfectly. From the troubled and imaginative lead character to the carefully crafted dream-like state, it tackles morality with an uplifting viewpoint. Backed up by great acting and direction, Millions stands out as a totally unique production. It's inspired in almost all respects and is certainly a personal favourite of mine.

It should be illegal to show this movie to children. Sanctimonious, preachy, guilt-inducing, ridiculously unfun and presents childhood imagination in a way that doesn't exist. And the script is a mess, no better than the worst Home Alone rehash. Just all around intolerable.

Sweet and heartwarming fable, elevated by Boyle’s typically eccentric direction (though less liberally applied than usual), and fine, four-square performances by a well-chosen cast. Its views on ethics and morality are a little too simplistic, if not sanctimonious (especially from the director of SHALLOW GRAVE), but Boyle and Boyce do a reasonable job of contrasting the sunny and sinister aspects of their material. Lovely, self-kidding cameo from Phillips.

A big muddled mess of mixed messages with an uneven tone, annoying kid actors and a hugely saccharine feel. Boyle is both the film's saving grace and its most glaring problem. His style elevates the film from the mundane, but doesn't actually give it enough substance to do anything with the material other than make its flaws more glaring.

I must admit this one charmed quite a bit.

Danny Boyle you ambitious failure. It's a good story that could wring tears out of you if it wanted to but for reasons that aren't quite tangible that never happens.

While cute and enjoyable, Millions is a moralist, exaggerated fable for adults and an average adventure for kids. It's actually just a Shallow Grave rated for the little ones.

My Corruption and greed prevented me from givng this movie a higher score, but if you are a good person it's a rather enjoyable movie.

An emotionally honest and heartfelt film from a kid's point-of-view that proves funny, emotional and highly creative. Small and innocuous as it may seem, it still ranks among Danny Boyle's best films.

The worst Boyle's movie ever...I couldn't believe what i was watching!!!! Terrible

This film wasn't meant to be viewed by me.

Charming and surprisingly perceptive, the film manages to delight while it explores honestly human attitudes towards loss, charity, and self-interest. It does lose some steam towards the end, but nonetheless on the whole it is an energetic and engaging film from Boyle, who continues to impress me.

Boyle's stylized direction gets in the way at times, but this is still a great movie.

Danny Boyle is always a joy to watch. Never makes a boring film.

Do British people seriously subject their kids to movies where the kid fantasizes about patron saints. Like I guess we can't talk because we have The Polar Express, but still.

Talk about underrated. Boyle goes as sentimental as he's been, though keeps his smarts about him. Like certain Scorsese films, religion is a big part of Boyle that he infuses this material with, though in a family-friendly entertaining way. Its messages on charity and greed are clear, yet hardly feel didactic.

saw this a long time ago. no clue what to rate it, but I'd like to add it to my list.

With slightly less flourish than normal, Boyle tells a cutesy little tale about kindness. Not bad at all.

Interesting, but if the movie and been more deviant, it would have been much more interesting.

It's a charming movie with an important message about charity. However, there are some conflicting messages also - they do technically steal some money, for example. I have a problem with religious themes in movies aimed at children - it feels like propoganda to me - so I find it difficult to rate them. It's not really the filmmaker's fault - there's nothing wrong with the technical aspect of the film, the screenplay, the acting or the final delivery - but I'm angry at the result.

Not bad but not memorable either. Good for kids or whatever.

I heard good things about this film and I have a soft spot for Irish characters, so I thought I'd enjoy it. I was wrong. Some of the scenes--particularly involving the saints--were kind of cute, but neither the characters nor the plot really interested me. Danny Boyle never fails: he is always gimmicky without provoking astonishment and always manipulative without evoking emotion.

Very well-written, well-cast, and well-acted. Quirky and original.

B-

Charming little feature.

This started off pretty good, but kind of sputtered at the end.

Nice to see a family effort from Danny Boyle, while still having a few little disturbing moments and his usual hyperactive style of display. The dialogue is a cross between realism and pretension but never feels like it's trying too hard. There are some good performances here and the way the movie explores faith, charity and modern day capitalist society is very interesting. The last 20 minutes or so drag (and then tie the film up too quickly) but it's a minor complaint. Really rather fun.

I tried to connect with the charming characters and their all-too-possible predicament, but its surreal approach left me wondering what the heck that was all about in the end.

I immediately wallpapered my bedroom with all the monopoly money I could find.

One of Danny Boyle's most underrated films.

80.000

Boyle is becoming an amazing director. Sweet without being sentimental, true without being trite. An acomplishment worth seeing a few times

Millions is a really great film, which can be enjoyed by kids for its story; and enjoyed by adults for its wonderful direction, cinematography, characters, and great score.

Aw crap, I was enjoying being a grumpy old cynic and finding reasons to criticise this... then came the scene by the railway where the mother shows up and I totally got a piece of grit in my eye or something. That won me over, it was so well done. Heart-warming and poignant without being saccharine, it's a modest little film with a positive message about charity and the true meaning of wealth.

Unexceptional, but solid. I liked it...but that's all I can say about it.

passable kids movie

A word used in a lot of mini-reviews for this film is "charming", and that certainly is the right word for this entertaining little movie. Boyle is always efficient and stylish behind the camera, even in a relatively small production like "Millions". Whilst I found some of the morality pushing a bit annoying, overall this is a good little family movie. Also features the best in movie halo's ever! I was mesmerised by them!

Fuck off

Didn't work too well for me. It's a unique look at charity and kindness, but I found the characters irritating and the script befuddling. I enjoyed most of the scenes with the saints though.

"Sure to be Sally Struthers's all-time favorite film." - Nick Schager

Not bad.

I was taken by surprise with how much I enjoyed this movie. Great surreal moments, and excellent performances all round. You get a little beaten around the head with 'the message' at the end, but this is in-line with the exaggerated feel of the whole movie. Totally unique, and emotionally touching.

in wake of brexit and the years passing, this film becomes stranger and stranger

84.333

Cute show about a boy who can see saints and finds a huge bag of stolen money. Much of the dialog was difficult to catch as their British accents were hard to understand, so I missed at least 10% of what was said. I can't recommend the movie as the religious theme was a bit much and the storyline was overall uninspired, though it tried to end on a positive note.

A wonderfully charming and thoughtful film about a boy who speaks to saints. He finds a million pounds and tries then to give them away, but it's harder than he thinks.

Hilarious! and I hate the word 'heartwarming', but it really kinda is

Surprisingly unconventional in many respects, it really delivers on the whole "modern fairy tale" concept where so many movies fall short.

very good and very original

I never really think Boyle quite pulls it off, aside Trainspotting. The contrast between the brothers was just too frustrating. I realise it was hardly striving for realism, but what are these characters? Anyway, some interesting ideas innovatively portrayed. Check out duandsku's review for a provocative POV.