Millions 2004

Critics score:
87 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: One of the more delightful and satisfying family movies I've seen recently. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: A gentle illustration of that particular moment in childhood when the world begins to make its mark. Read more

David Edelstein, Slate: Overdirected from its first frame. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: One of the most stylish and eccentric films about childhood dreams and heartbreaks that I've ever seen. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: There's grief here. And greed. But happiness, humor and hope as well. Read more

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Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: A delightful kids movie done from a kid's perspective that alternates between feeling like a fable and a pop-up book. Read more

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Visually arresting, seriously whimsical, and suffused with a dreamy yet sad awareness of where life falls short and imagination has to pick up the slack. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Retains a conviction about what it's doing that makes us believe and enjoy. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: A charming cash cow with cute twists to its tale. Read more

Michael Booth, Denver Post: One of the best children's movies of recent years. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Danny Boyle's first family classic. Read more

Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: Millions offers a deft mixture of reality and fantasy in unexpected places. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: An intelligent children's film that may prove to be a guilty pleasure for adults. Read more

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: This is a family movie in the best sense; it plays to children without talking down and to their parents without pandering. Read more

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) has directed a heartfelt, emotionally delicate children's movie about life and death and all the parts in between. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: [A] delightfully wise and surprisingly heartwarming morality tale. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Millions offers a tale of great heart that can be enjoyed by all but the youngest of children. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A family film of limitless imagination and surprising joy. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: An incredibly sweet-tempered picture. Read more

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: This utterly enchanting British import manages to transport us to other worlds, some of them heavenly. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: It's cute and touching. Who would have thought we'd ever use those terms to describe a Danny Boyle movie? Read more

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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: The best thing about Millions is the freckled, open-faced seriousness of young Etel's Damian, a kid whose faith in goodness can't be bought. Read more

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Mike Clark, USA Today: Boyle is enough of a stylist to make it all passable. Read more

Derek Elley, Variety: Maintains a bankable charm and innocence even when overdrawn on the special effects side. Read more

Ed Park, Village Voice: Feels contrived. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Witty, sweet and charming but never sappy. Read more

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: The movie, though quite funny in parts, turns organically dark, and it refuses to paint a picture of a cotton-candy world. It prefers the real one. Read more