Millions...

After a failed attempt on Friday, Christina, Liz, and I watched Millions on New Year’s day and completely enjoyed it. The whole movie had us talking and we were interested throughout. For me, the cinematic style was incredible.

The film, a British work, utilizes the incredible imagination of a five year old by the name of Damian and his conflicting opinions by his brother and family. Damian has an extreme fascination with saints during the movie and receives many visions and pieces of advice on everyday life. As he is sitting in his playhouse, encountering a visit from a saint, a bag of money literally falls out of no where. The bag is filled with pounds, and there remains only a few days before the switch to euros and therefore the insignificance of the money. The movie describes the differences in opinions and ethics between Damian and his older brother Anthony in the ways they spend the money.

There was not a low point in the movie, nor was I ever disinterested. There was suspense, comedy, and drama. I think it was amazing because of the cinematic aspect, but because of the message it conveyed. Also, as Mr. Fleig mentioned, it was surely poignant “without the cheese factor that comes standard with most holiday films”.

-C. Bates