"Since 28 Days Later, Danny Boyle does it again, this time with a stellar children’s film coming from the U.K. titled Millions. This film is set in a typical childhood suburban setting. Usually, I’m into movies that add a bit extra, like a supernatural, spiritual element, so most of my appeal to this film lied in the magical, imaginative mind of our star character, Damian, played by the charming, young actor Alex Etel. My favorite scene was in one imaginative scene where Damian blasts off in a rocket, headed for another country.

When he’s blasting off in rockets, I found it equally fascinating that he’s a walking spiritual and religious person who talks to visions of the deceased figures, mostly religious ones. I also found it important that they mention he’s still a budding child who has to make a huge decision that most grownups couldn’t handle: he has to distinguish between right and wrong. Naturally, as I suspect many people would react, Damian and his brother keep millions of dollars that they found, but Damian’s strong beliefs and morale force him to do away with it in his own unique, creative way.

Plenty of action-adventure occurs as the boy’s newfound wealth finds his father, brother, and his father’s girlfriend encountering one problem after the next. These problems are realistic, since money doesn’t fall out of skies and not knowing exactly where it came from could hold terrible consequences.

The acting was genuine: they appeared as a real-life and loving, if slightly distressed, family. The unique directing style and music kept me interested in the story until the very end. And the screenplay was original and fantastically written.

This film is so well-done that if I were older, I could tolerate to see it again alongside my kids."