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Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
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Contemporary, prestige, intimate and contemplative.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
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- beyondthecineramadomeon TMDB · Jun 202210/10
Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/live-laughnbspscam-kajillionaire-review<a> There are few movies quite like Miranda July’s _Kajillionaire_. What begins as a movie about grifters and scam artists turns into one of the most achingly honest portrayals of loneliness ever made. Led by Evan Rachel Wood’s transformative performance of Old Dolio, _Kajillionaire_’s focus is on the scamming Dyne family. Parents Robert (Richard Jenkins) and Theresa (Debra Winger) have raised Old Dolio in a life of petty theft. They even named their daughter Old Dolio in an attempt to get money from a homeless man named Old Dolio, who won the lottery. Their get-rich-quick lifestyle meant more to them than providing a loving and thoughtful name for their child. For some reason, they thought the homeless person would leave any money that was left when he died to his namesake. Old Dolio’s life has been filled with lying, stealing, and scamming since the day she was born.
Read the whole review on TMDB - Manuel São Bentoon TMDB · Oct 20207/10
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com This is the first movie I watch from Miranda July. She’s been delivering films well-received by critics, but audiences seem to be pretty divisive about her storytelling methodology. Not that many people watch her movies, which doesn’t quite allow me to draw a conclusion about what the general public thinks about her, but there’s a clear tendency for overall positive feedback when a lot of people put their eyes on one of her pieces instead of just a couple of hundreds. Therefore, I was really intrigued by Kajillionaire’s synopsis, and the cast is interesting, to say the least. So, does Miranda conquers one more fan, or am I too stubborn to convince? Her unconventional filmmaking style definitely captures my attention, but it’s her incredibly subtle character development that ultimately wins me over. Evan Rachel Wood’s Old Dolio doesn’t know how to live or what life truly is. She doesn’t understand or feels fundamental human interactions due to the loveless parenting that accompanied her throughout her entire life. She only knows how to steal, cheat, and live a life outside of the law. Sh
Read the whole review on TMDB - Louisa Moore - Screen Zealotson TMDB · Mar 20209/10
I am absolutely head over heels in love with writer-director Miranda July‘s “Kajillionaire,” a quirky, tender film that explores the longing for human connection wrapped up in a story about a family of down-on-their-luck con artists. The project has July’s signature style all over, and it’s one of the very best works of her career. Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) are life-long grifters. They’ve trained their only daughter, Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood), well. The trio are well-versed in every scam, swindle, and opportunity for thievery, from lifting mail from adjacent post office boxes to demanding a reward for finding “lost” jewelry. While on a mission to defraud a travel insurance company, they meet kind stranger Melanie (Gina Rodriguez), who is intrigued by the family. Melanie casually mentions that she has a crackerjack idea to trick her elderly customers into gifting her valuable antiques, which she can subsequently sell for cash. Desperate for rent money, the family invites Melanie to join them on their next heist, which turns Old Dolio’s world upside down. The story is original, touching, very funny, and it goes places you won’t expect. Wood is fantastic a
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Cast
- Evan Rachel WoodOld Dolio
- Debra WingerTheresa
- Gina RodriguezMelanie
- Richard JenkinsRobert
- Patricia BelcherAlthea
- Kim EstesVictor
- Da'Vine Joy RandolphJenny
- Rachel RedleafKelli
- Randy RyanKelli's Boyfriend
- Mark IvanirStovik
Crew
- Miranda JulyDirector
- Miranda JulyWriter
- Sebastian WinterøDirector of Photography
- Emile MosseriOriginal Music Composer
- Jennifer VecchiarelloEditor
- Jeremy KleinerProducer
- Youree HenleyProducer
- Dede GardnerProducer
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