Sunday, April 03, 2005

Millions

Now this was a great movie. You know when you go into a movie and you think to yourself, I better not be disappointed, 'cause you hear all sorts of good things from those critics, whom you swear sleep through half the films they rate, so you just sort of set yourself up for disappointment. Well, I was pleasantly not disappointed.
This film is told to us through the eyes of little Damian. He's a good kid, with a good heart, and a great accent. I can't believe the little kid who played him has never acted before. Here's the thing with this kid - he's the one that has to carry the film. So, for Haley Joel Osment, and that kid that played in Finding Neverland (An unreal performance in another crisp and subtly brilliant film) you were both insane, but this kid...was just something else. Anyway, Damian sees saints, and he knows all about them. And he wants to do what's right. Well, after his mom passes away, his dad moves him and his brother to a new home to get away.
Damian does what any kid would do with a bunch of empy moving boxes...be builds a hermitage (ok a fort, but for Damian it's a hermitage). While out chilling in his hermitage, a bag of money lands on him. His older brother finds Damian and the cash and thus ensues the adventure of Millions.
Damian believes the money is from God and that he's supposed to help the poor. His brother, on the other hand, is all too human, buying friends gifts and even establishing his own little motorcade. But the real problem is, the money was stolen, and the criminal wants it back.
The really is a good flick. I can't give it a 'Rocks My Grandma' for the only reason that the dad is not developed enough, and then sort of comes in at the end to add some contrived conflict. But overall, a very Tasty Treat.

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