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Esteemed film critic Roger Ebert once declared that movies are enormous empathy-generating machines, a statement I wholeheartedly embraced and there is no better demonstration of this phenomenon than with How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies. The ups and downs of emotions and the rollercoaster of feelings was one hell of a ride! Writer-director Pat Boonnitipat didn’t even try to reinvent the wheel. You know exactly what’s going to happen in the end; there’s no final miracle cure (I’m looking at you, Queen of Tears), there’s no “it’s always darkest before the dawn” ending and there’s no final twist (there is a twist of sorts, but Choo whispered to me what the twist will be an hour before it happened and of course he was right.  How does he do this every time?), but this is a testament to great storytelling in that you don’t need twists and turns, flashy cinematography, full orchestration, a CGI dream sequence or the whole shebang to serve up a delicious plate of feelings. It jus...