Danny Boyle is a strangely compelling director. His good films – Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later – are simply incredible, and when his films fail – A Life Less Ordinary – they fail in truly spectacular fashion. So when I heard his newest film – Millions – being described as a children’s film it caught my attention. “Boyle” and “children’s film” are just two things I don’t expect to hear in the same sentence. But when you hear the basic plot – two kids find millions of pounds from a bank robbery but have just days to spend it before England converts to the Euro – it all starts to make sense again. Yeah, I’m a fan and this is definitely a film I’m looking foward to seeing so I was pretty happy to see these screen images over on The Hollywood News. If someone over that side of the pond has had the good fortune to see this, drop us a note and let us know what you thought.
And in a somewhat, but not really, connected Danny Boyle rant, why on earth isn’t Hamish Macbeth available on DVD anywhere in the world!?! Come on people! Frequently written and directed by Boyle – who appears on screen as a corpse in one episode – and starring the fantastic Robert Carlyle, Hamish has built a large cult following through constant play on public television throughout North America. Yes, yes, you can’t include the West Side Story episode due to rights issues but that doesn’t mean you can’t give us the rest of the show. Seriously, do it right and this thing would sell itself.
