| "I thought it was from God," says Damian, a Scottish schoolboy who's discovered a mysterious bag of cash. "Who else would have that kind of money?" This kind of inarguable child's logic is the cornerstone of Millions, a gorgeous family film from Danny Boyle, the director of such inappropriate-for-children fare as Trainspotting and 28 Days Later. Damian, cheerfully obsessed with Catholic martyrs, is convinced that God has sent him the money so that he can give it to the poor. (His first act is to take the town's homeless population to Pizza Hut.) His older brother, Anthony, is a budding capitalist who wants to invest it in real estate. To complicate matters, the money is in pounds, and the UK is switching over to Euros in one week — which means their find will be worthless unless they act fast. Soon the brothers are in over their heads, and the bag of money has became an apt metaphor for how complicated and contradictory the adult world can be. The film's hodgepodge of styles — Gondry-esque surrealism, broad satire, religious drama — would be disastrous in the hands of most directors, but it serves Boyle's childs-eye view perfectly. The film's occasional scary moments and sophisticated themes (i.e. death of a parent) may be too much for small children, but encourage the rest of your family to muddle through the Scottish accents. They'll never see another movie like this one. — Gwynne Watkins
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