Curapedi
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Allison Davies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Scarlet
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
D' Francis
Born Rich was made in 2003, long before the fascination of rich people and dialogue on income inequality even began. This film is sure to bring up political controversy, but I don't even view it in a political sense: rather a human one. In the wide cast of wealthy heirs (of beautiful girls and awkward looking guys from New York City) interviewed, you get a different spectrum. All of them were spoiled rotten but some of them are respectful and others are arrogant and disdainful. Luke "I can buy your family" Weil is the obvious villain.It turns out that most of them didn't even know they were rich until they turned 18, as money was a subject their parents were reluctant to talk about. Does money buy happiness? I guess you'll find out. But like Ivanka Trump said, wealthy people are still people and they - while having an easier life - feel pain just like everyone else. Jamie's directing skills in his debut aren't anything special and it sometimes looks like a homemade film. But the content itself is good and that's what matters.
swartzell65388
I watched the documentary of born rich by Jamie Johnson in my sociology class. It was very interesting. I enjoyed all of it except Luke Weil's arrogant comments and attitude. I cant believe he said the things he did. Then he had thee audacity to actually sue Jamie Johnson? What? He says he was "tricked" into filming the movie. Even if he was tricked, which I don't believe he was, if that is his outlook on life, I am glad I never have to worry about coming in contact with him. He is an embarrassment to the elite population and should be sanctioned for the way he acted in this movie. I have children of my own and I am in the high upper class but if my children ever represented me and my family the way Luke did his, I would be very upset. But my 5 and 6 year old have better morals than Luke Weil does and they would never say anything like he did.
briancarroll1234
I liked this movie. You have a lot of super-wealthy, early 20's kids pondering the unique position they perceive themselves to be in, and considering questions about their family, and their future, and their place in society. The people in the film think their dilemmas are unique because of the magnitude of their wealth, but the problems of "what should I do with my life?" are really quite universal and have a broader appeal. These kids are essentially normal people, who just happen to find themselves with gobs of inherited wealth. What would you become in such a situation? Having said that, I would argue that you, my reader, *are* in such a situation. If you're a first-world country resident reading this review over an Internet connection, you have more money than approximately 4 billion people. They would love to have the good fortune you take for granted. What you spend in a single trip to the store could feed a whole village of people. You could take your $30,000 in retirement savings right now to Vietnam (a country where 70+ million people live) and get by better than most without working another day in your life. In fact, this movie about the super-rich, is a movie about *you*.So you should pay attention if you find this movie's subject's ruminations offensive or ignorant. For what they lack in perspective, is exactly what we all lack in perspective.
KarmaGold
For anyone fascinated with wealth of the inherited kind, this is a sweet treat. The profiles of dozen or so 18-23 year-olds is a bell curve of character and temperament, indulgence and insight. Most of these kids are pretty clear that they differ from the masses, and they use this to their advantage. Less clear is their genuine understanding of these differences, and an awareness of and/or search for meaning beyond money. Exceptions perhaps are Ivanka Trump and Josiah Hornblower: both come across as more grounded and substantial than their peers. Surprisingly, actual footage of over-consumption was spare; Johnson let his subjects' words, habits and surroundings convey this: big houses, expensive clothes; signature stores, $800 bar bills; exclusive schools. There are some choice moments of men-behaving-badly that are worth mentioning: Weil's petulance (which competed with his arrogance) and his endearing use of the word "bitch" to describe a prospective mate spoke volumes about his character. Cody Franchettis' self-described appetite for "book-pussy-book" was a great map to his Codyworld.The interaction between Johnson and his father was interesting but all too brief. Perhaps a good sequel to Born Rich would be Raised Rich, or how to parent a rich kid. In all, this was 75-minutes well spent; in his search for a career, Jamie Johnson would do well to pursue film.
