Director: Danny Boyle A magnificently directed film that gives a glimpse into a young boy's imagination and shows the world through a young boy's mind. It also tells the story of what happens when two boys find a tote bag full of cash.  Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon and James Nesbitt.

Millions, now on DVD, is a magnificently directed film that gives a glimpse into a young boy's imagination and shows the world through a young boy's mind. It also tells the story of what happens when two boys find a tote bag full of cash.

Millions,  magnificently directed by Danny Boyle, lets you feel as if you’re stepping into a child’s imagination and seeing the world through the eyes of a child. The film tells the story of a young boy named Damian (Alex Etel) who discovers a tote bag full of Sterling cash. When Damian tells his older brother, Anthony (Lewis McGibbon), he is warned not to tell their father (James Nesbitt) or the government will take nearly all of the money away in taxes. The two boys have only a few days to spend the money before England converts their Sterling system over to Euros. Damian, who is much more spiritually gifted than other boys his ages and finds heroes in God and the Saints, wants to "do good" with the money and give it all to the poor, while Anthony wants to buy loads of expensive goodies. However, Damian is soon disheartened when he learns that the cash is stolen cash and wonders if a person can still "do good" with stolen money. Meanwhile, the stolen cash inevitably leads both Damian and Anthony on some terrifying adventures.

Several elements in the film and in Boyle’s directing make viewers of the film feel like they really are stepping into a five-year-old boy’s head. One element is the music used. John Murphy did an amazing job of composing the music, and not only do the songs capture the emotions the film is trying to capture, some of the songs are very reminiscent of tunes found playing from a child’s mobile or music box and help to portray the heart and mind of the little boy the viewers are watching. Another element is the cinematography. Some of the shots into the rooms of the set are done from the top of the walls and camera moves along and looks down into the rooms as it follows Damian through the house. It makes the house look very reminiscent of a dollhouse. Finally, all of the colors used in the film are very bright bold reds, greens, yellows, and blues. In an interview found on www.about.com, Boyle tells interviewer Rebecca Murray that the colors he used in the film are the colors that a child sees in the world when looking at the world through very young eyes.

But what makes this film so fantastic and feel like a real snapshot of a real boy’s imagination and life is the two boy actors, Alex Etel and Lewis McGibbon. Boyle and casting directors Beverly Keogh and Gail Stevens spent a very long time searching for the perfect boy actors who would look genuine on camera and, as Boyle told interviewer Rebecca Murray, "be a nave presence in the film." Boyle’s scouting was fully paid off. Not only are the boys pricelessly adorable, especially Alex Etel, but the boys also look as natural on camera as they would if they were simply playing in a playground. And that’s what viewers feel when they watch the boys in the film – they feel like they’re getting a genuine glimpse into the minds and lives of two adorable real-life boys.

This film is an enchanting beauty and a real heart warmer. It is definitely Five Star quality.