A woman's life is turned upside down when her criminal parents invite an outsider to join them on a major heist they're planning.... (Full plot summary below)
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A woman's life is turned upside down when her criminal parents invite an outsider to join them on a major heist they're planning.
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| Washington PostAnn HornadayFunny, poignant and ultimately triumphant, Kajillionaire is a precarious balancing act, one that July pulls off with astute writing, careful staging and trust in her actors to strike precisely the right emotional tones, whether they be tender or breathtakingly tough. |
| The New YorkerRichard BrodyJuly’s aesthetic imagination is inseparable from her empathetic curiosity and emotional urgency; it tempers a howl of anguish at a world of pain into a kind of cinematic music that unfolds it in nuanced detail and extends a hand of consolation, even offers a note of hope. |
| TimeStephanie ZacharekIts thoughtfulness somehow shines through its heavy-duty stylistic quirks. And it has a breezier, more relaxed vibe than either of July’s earlier movies thanks to one glorious, effervescent performance: when Gina Rodriguez appears, she turns the picture around — it begins to truly breathe — and she carries it along straight to the end. If you see Kajillionaire for no other reason, see it for her. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA prickly little gem by a singular artist. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJuly takes these weird, desperate characters and gives their lives a couple of cosmic twists that serve both to clarify her vision and to expand it. This might be her best film yet. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisWrapping damage and poverty in bubbles and sunshine, Kajillionaire is about intimacy and neglect, brainwashing and independence. |
| Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiJuly’s best and most mature work to date, the often hilarious and gradually heartbreaking Kajillionaire. |
| IndieWireEric KohnJuly’s style is at once cerebral and irreverent, but “Kajillionaire” doesn’t always find the most satisfying way to juggle those dueling tones. However, its spell lingers as July’s biggest concepts take root, and the movie turns from tragic to hopeful at an unlikely moment in tune with the artist’s previous works. |
| The New YorkerAnthony LaneWhat’s unusual about Kajillionaire, and what makes it July’s most absorbing film to date, is that you can feel her testing and challenging her own aptitude for whimsy. |
| Consequence of SoundClint WorthingtonWhether a treatise on the complexities of family dynamics, or the transformative power of love, or a dollhouse exploration of weird, broken people flailing for meaning in an uncertain universe, Kajillionaire carries plenty of rewards for those who are willing to succumb to July’s particular set of skills. |
