Millions

One of the best things about Millions is that it sounds so cliche, but once you begin, it takes you through a story so original, so full of childlike joy, that you finish it feeling like you've learned something new and wonderful, or at least remembered how it feels to do something good for no other reason than to help those in need. I won't go into plot, because like I said before, the expectation of a cliche movie makes it so much better, so suffice it to say that two boys recently having moved into a new house, and still dealing with the death of their mother, come across a duffel bag stuffed with money, and must sort out what to do with it before the Great Britain Euro is enacted, and their grand fortune becomes worthless. Damien Cunningham is the hero of this story, and like all Danny Boyle movies, the hero teaches us about the condition of man in one way or another. Damien learns, and shows us, how easily greed can take hold of the people he trusts the most, and how the presence of a large sum of money can turn life upside down. All Damien wants to do with the money is help the poor, he is encouraged by the saints of the catholic church (all of whom he knows by names and dates) and he continually tries to do good with what he's given. The unfortunate thing for Damien is that no on else seems to share his want to do good, no one will commend him for his selflessness, he has no advocate, and he becomes increasingly bothered by the money as he realizes that it's more of a hindrance than a help. I will say no more than to say that this is truly one of the best movies of 2005, and I recommend it as highly as I can, it is one of the most heartfelt and uplifting movies I have ever seen. See it, and I'm talking absolutely as soon as possible, you won't be disappointed.

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