British movie with British actors. Directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later).
RENT. THIS. MOVIE. NOW. It's fan-freaking-tastic. Premise: Father and two sons move to a shiny new house / shiny new community / shiny new school (Elk Grove, much?). Mum's dead. 7 year old Damian likes to read about martyrs and saints and 'sees' and 'talks' to them like imaginary friends. Very cool cgi-y stuff with halos. Anyway, Damian is sitting in his box-fort by the RR tracks talking w/a saint when a big bag of $$$ comes out of nowhere. Being the believer he is (wouldn't you if you had conversations with Francis of Assisi?), Damian thinks the money is from God, so he wants to give it to the poor. His older brother Anthony has different ideas. All this takes place in December 2001, days away from the currency change-over from pounds to euros, so they have to spend/give the money ASAP. Sharing with the poor proves harder than it seems for Damian, and a scary guy shows up looking for his stolen bag of cash.
It was one of the best movies i've seen in a while. The conversation between Damian and St. Peter about Christ's loaves and fishes 'miracle' is enough reason to watch in and of itself. Don't expect just a warm-fuzzies flick about a kid who likes poor people- it's a very well shot, imaginative, sad, creepy, and funny film. It's also on my Christmas list in case you're wondering. i not only highly recommend it, i require it. 5 OUT OF 5 FRECKLES.
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