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That was an excellent one.

Strong and Moving!

Simply A Masterpiece

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Jamie Johnson was trying to make the point, that just because you have so much money does not mean you use it for things that aren't important. All the kids that were born into being rich don't like when none rich people ask about how much money they have. Ivanka Trump makes a comment about how because having famous parents she couldn't show any emotions after she found out about her parents divorce because of the amount of cameras surrounding her house. Vanderbelt's are one of the most richest families they but most of their money to creating of the grand central station. If you want to hear rich kids talk about themselves this movie is for you.

I have to say when I first came across the idea of this film, I was a bit repulsed. The idea of listening to a bunch of rich kids whine about how hard it was to be rich was unappealing. After watching, I'm very happy I gave this film a chance. Jamie Johnson has real potential as a film maker. Like any film, Born Rich is meant to manipulate your emotions to get you interested in the story. What surprised me is how effective it was at doing this. Most people in the reviews I've read remark on how some of the people in this film are evil incarnate, like the model, the "baron" Carlo, and Luke Weil. This film got me thinking what kind of a childhood would have driven them to act in this manner. What morals, if any, were instilled in these kids to make them think their behavior acceptable?I, like many other reviewers, were struck at how composed and poised Ivanka Trump was. If Real Estate doesn't work, she should seriously consider politics!Personally, the character I related to most in this film was Georgina Bloomberg. As a fellow equestrian, I understand what she is going through. I spent a lot of money on my show horse, more than the value of some people's homes. Every time I win a show, I constantly hear people saying how it was my horse, or my expensive trainer, who caused me to win, not my own hard work and dedication. It takes a lot of self- confidence to face that kind of criticism constantly, and to take it gracefully. Overall this was an excellent film! I highly recommend taking the time to watch it.

I really enjoyed born rich, not to many people with his wealth will talk about money in the way he does... I hope to see 1% when I get back to the states, Im currently in Iraq till may '07. But anyway...in Born Rich he really shows that being rich is great though not all its cracked up to be.. although most young people that have grown up in lower middle class families making under a 100,000 a year would argue about that for awhile... And thats not even the lowest on the scale of poor Americans by far!!! I now remember, as I watched born rich, thinking about what Jamie would do with his life now that he made this documentary and it all makes sense.. hes an artist, a dreamer and has the resources to share his point of view to the masses. I think he will be around a while for people talk about, and one day will share why hes doing a thing like this... hope one day I run into him in a pub and can discuss the in and outs of being rich, cause I will be one day... for more on this look me up at myspace.com/cbJohnnyo

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.