ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

kikkapi20 Millions begins with the kind of colorful fantasy sequence that lent sparky life to Boyle films like Trainspotting and The Beach, and it continues with an appallingly funny segment in which 9-year-old McGibbon teaches his 7-year-old brother Etel that by mentioning their mother's recent death, they can extort all manner of gifts from guilty, uncomfortable adults. (When the moralistic Etel asks if this is "completely honest," McGibbon bitterly retorts, "Completely dead, isn't she?") But the film doesn't hit its stride until a sack of money falls from the sky onto Etel's head. After counting the loot, which comes to more than 200,000 pounds, McGibbon insists that they keep it secret, lest the government demand a cut, but he nonetheless proceeds to purchase high-tech toys, buy himself a cadre of followers at his new school, and start looking into real estate. Meanwhile, the more religious Etel clumsily attempts to share his bounty with the poor. With the mandatory changeover from pounds to euros fast approaching, the boys have to spend the money before it becomes worthless, but its previous owner is operating on the same schedule, and his ruthless efforts to retrieve the cash throw a threatening note into what's otherwise a sweet, almost-straight-faced family drama. Millions is a very special and moving film, with a superb staff. Watch it!

treeline1 As the story opens, we meet brothers Damian and Anthony, who have just lost their mother. The family moves to a new house to begin life without her, and Damian finds a big bag full of cash. This sounds like a dream come true, but in two weeks' time, England will switch to Euros and the Pound will be worthless. The boys have to come up with creative ways to spend the money (before a very scary man finds it and them).This is a sweet and uplifting movie and I enjoyed it a lot. Damian and Anthony are likable and real, cute without being cutesy. Danny Boyle directed the 2004 film and gave it a just the right amount of heart with a clever script. Damian is an innocent, religious little boy who often "sees" and talks to various saints; these scenes are witty and not disrespectful.This is a warm film the whole family will enjoy and it made me wonder what I would do with a bagful of cash.

Syl Damien is a strange seven year old boy. First, his mother has died. He has an older brother, Anthony, and lives with their father. They move to a new home and go to a new school. Damien sees saints and talks to them. He knows the years of their birth and death and why they died. Damien seems Christlike in some ways. When he finds a bag of British pounds before the Euro change (which never happened), he tells his brother who has other ideas on how to spend the money. For Damien, he prefer it all goes to the poor and less fortunate. When the boys learn that the money is stolen, things can get worse. In the end, the money didn't buy the happiness that we always associate it too. In fact, it caused more trouble and spent unwisely. The cast is great especially Damien and Anthony's portrayers. Damien comes across as saintly but flawed in his performance.

G K With only days to go until the UK converts to the Euro, two young brothers (Alex Etel and Lewis McGibbon) find an abandoned holdall full of 20 pound and 50 pound notes, and wonder how best to spend it. Christian publications weighed in on the film, many adding stock to its religious message.Millions offers a gorgeous twist on a familiar narrative device: Danny Boyle, one of Britain's most versatile directors, had already employed (for darker purposes) a plot that hinged on a found bag full of money in Shallow Grave (1994). In contrast, this is a terrific family feature that manages to be profoundly moral without ever patronising either its young audience or any grown-ups looking on.