Highly Overrated But Still Good

Better Late Then Never

An Exercise In Nonsense

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Slumdog Millionaire3 And A Half Out Of 5Slumdog Millionaire is a plot driven dramatic feature about an aspiring kid from slum who seeks his destiny through his good-will nature "with all odds". Boyle's world in here is rugged and darker than it anticipated to be but fortunately since it ends on a higher ideal and a mellow note than any of the projected ones in the feature, it lands safe and sound.The jump-starter of the feature is of course its smart concept but often the ingenious idea fades away among multiple characters with their individual sub-plots but in here with the help an amazing editing by Dickens the spine of the feature never turns jelly. It is beautifully shot with amazing camera work and mesmerizing visuals and on the other hand it also consists some sinister ideology; especially in its first half, that is utterly inedible to encounter. It is rich on technical aspects like stunning cinematography, up beating background score and smarter costume design than one usually gets (the lead actress is often wearing a shade of yellow; a slick move). The adapted screenplay is gripping, bold and filled with electrifying sequences that shakes the audience and demands attention throughout the course of it; the run-time flows like a high current. At the end of it, it always will be Boyle's imaginative world that is brimmed with almost too much colors and yet respects each aspect of it to give enough space and range to factor in effectively. The performance is appreciative if not stellar, especially by Patel, Khan, Kapoor and Pinto. Cunning and finely detailed script, excellent execution and plethora of emotions that the thrilling ride offers are the high points of the feature. Slumdog Millionaire is actually a dulcet tone that never hurts where the makers are playing it safe but with bigger guns than ever.

This movie felt like they were trying to make us know all the things that happen "normally" in India. I felt that way. So a ton of crap happens to our protagonists. Probably too much to be realistic. And yet is just so well done that I don't mind. The pacing (and editing) is so ridiculously good that you can wait to see what's going to happen next.In the end. It might not be the most refined movie ever, but is hard to be belive that you wont enjoyed, at least, and loved it at most

Don't waste your time watching this. The script is full of India-seen-from-a-western-POW-clichés, the camerawork is murderous, and the child actors are a total pain in the a***. I gave up after just 40 minutes, couldn't take any more of it. Back in the mid-90s a very well known and respected Spanish film critic, Carlos Pumares, once said: Cinema has only 25 years of life left. And he was right. The illustrious members of the Academy who awarded this piece of trash with EIGHT Oscars either are PC crusaders looking for a few medals or a bunch of morons who spend all day sitting on their brains.

The movie ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is based on Vikas Swarup's novel, ''Q & A''. The movie is about an Indian boy born and raised in the slums of the city of Mumbay, named Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patel). He wants to be seen by his childhood love, Latika (Freido Pinto), and because of that he appears as a contestant on the Indian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. Jamal and his brother, Salim (Madhur Mittal), were forced to leave the slums of Mumbay after their mother was brutally killed. After that they started to steal and trick tourists so that they could survive. One night, Salim and Latika disappear, leaving Jamal alone. Until that night, he never stopped looking for them, especially Latika. His whole life is everything he needs to win the big prize, 20 million rupees. But before he can answer the last question, Jamal is arrested for cheating. This movie is about how a 'slumdog' broke all the barriers and won exactly what he wanted, his true love, Latika. All he did was for her. This movie teaches us to never stop dreaming and not to lose all hope, to fight for what you want in life because no one will fight for what's yours. I truly recommend this movie as long as you want to see something different. It's a movie worth watching!