Millions

  • 12
  • Danny Boyle (2004)
  • UK
  • 94 min
Millions
Film Review
Reviewed By
4 out of 5

Two schoolboy brothers have a week to spend a load of stolen sterling before the UK switches to the euro in this charming comedy drama from director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire). It's a feel-good fantasy that plays like Boyle's Shallow Grave re-imagined for a family audience. Alex Etel is wonderful as Damian, the angel-faced seven-year-old whose hilarious visitations from saints lead him to believe that the mislaid robbery loot that lands in his lap is actually a gift from God. But while he wants to use the money for worthy causes, his nine-year-old brother, Anthony (Lewis McGibbon), favours entirely personal consumption, leading to a clash of wills that attracts the wrong kind of attention. Boyle handles the material deftly, delivering a quintessentially British morality tale that's sweet but never nauseating. A mix of youthful innocence and sprightly insouciance keeps events skipping along, while James Nesbitt's affectionate supporting performance as the youngsters' widowed father provides emotional balance.

Plot Summary

Comedy drama from Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle, starring James Nesbitt. When seven-year-old Damian finds the mislaid proceeds from a bank robbery, he thinks it's a gift from God. Determined to use the money to help others, he clashes with his nine-year-old brother Anthony, who believes they should keep the loot for themselves. Whatever they decide, they have to move quickly because it's only a week until the UK switches to the euro, after which the cash will be worthless.

Cast and crew

Cast

Ronnie Cunningham
James Nesbitt
Dorothy
Daisy Donovan
Damian Cunningham
Alex Etel
Anthony Cunningham
Lewis McGibbon
The Man
Christopher Fulford
Community policeman
Pearce Quigley
Mum
Jane Hogarth
St Peter
Alun Armstrong
St Francis
Enzo Cilenti
St Joseph
Nasser Memarzia

Crew

Director
Danny Boyle

Other Information

Language: 
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor: 
Pathé
Guidance: 
Contains some swearing.
Available on DVD
Released 27 May 2005
Certificate 12
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution
Categories
Comedy
Drama

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