Slumdog Millionaire

Pros: A film that I didn't expect to enjoy. But I did.
Cons: The violence in this is very graphic.

Sometimes, despite my initial misgivings, a movie will just creep right under my skin. So it was with 2008's sleeper hit, Slumdog Millionaire. Adapted from the novel Q&A Vikas Swarup, it's a film that is visceral, and finally life affirming ...

Pros: Great direction, screenplay and cinematography
Cons: Nothing

Take the guy that wrote the screenplay for The Full Monty (Simon Beaufoy) and the director of Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle) and you have one of the biggest, freshest and most ...

Pros: Surprising story line built around a familiar theme.
Cons: WAY rough even if true-to-life.

“Slumdog Millionaire” is one of those Cinderella-style fairy-tale movies that appeal to the Everyman in all of us who longs for power and riches and love, but, sadly, is denied the full fruition of our dreams by that unfortunate little thing ...

Pros: Superbly directed, acted and filmed.
Cons: N/a

India: the south-central Asian country is an enigma to most Americans, indeed most of the world.  The 1.1 billion people that inhabit this most famous of former British colonies seem to live in an age far removed from modern human ...

Pros: very interesting story, the child actors
Cons: some things lost in translation or subtitles, the ending was a bit "Hollywood"

I have to admit that when I first saw ads for "Slumdog Millionaire" I didn't have any desire to see it.  I haven't seen an Indian film that I had liked before, but this film is directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Trainspotting) so maybe it would ...

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If there is one exchange in Slumdog Millionaire, the Academy’s choice for best picture, that touches the crux of the film, it would be when Jamal (Dev Patel) trespasses on a mob boss’s property to ask Latika (Freida Pinto) to ...

Pros: Performances
Cons: Story, tone

British TV actor Dev Patel is Jamal, a young call-centre worker being brutally interrogated by policeman Irfan Khan. You see, Jamal is a child of the Mumbai slums in India, an orphan who has nonetheless been doing amazingly well as a contestant on ...

Pros: pacing, acting
Cons: sensational, predictable

Amid all the hype and awards it’s easy to get pulled in by the momentum.  On first glance at the trailers, Slumdog Millionaire looked like some kind of feelgood movie.  As the press machine got going, I learned that Danny Boyle ...

Pros: Intense story that gives you things to think about.
Cons: The "Hollywood" ending is glossy and cheap.

If you're feeling bad about your life — be it trying to survive during an economic downturn or having had a rough childhood — look no further than "Slumdog Millionaire" to put things in perspective for you. Though it's a very ...

Pros: Great direction, Interesting characters, Great acting, Much of the plot, Use of soundtrack
Cons: Plot predictability

A few days ago, I posted a listing of the worst films of 2008 (at: http://www.epinions.com/conten t_5258715268 ) and since then I have had numerous messages and e-mails from people asking me when I am going to get around ...

Pros: Uplifting story.
Cons: Slow at times.

Movie goers love a film where the hero triumphs over the most adverse conditions to attain a goal. And this goes back further than the pinnacle of this genre, ROCKY. So what did the voters of the Academy do this year when it came to an Oscar winner for ...

Pros: The musical score.
Cons: Everything else.

PARTIALLY REPRINTED FROM MONDOMAGAZINE.NET: When a film garners as much critical praise as Slumdog Millionaire has, one assumes watching the movie will be like witnessing the second coming of Christ. When I heard the praise growing, I ...

Pros: Suspenseful storyline, wonderful acting, nice soundtrack
Cons: Very sad

Slumdog Millionaire is set in the streets of India. Here, the homeless run wild, the people are dirty and poor, and they go to the bathroom in outhouses. Here, Jamal was raised by his mother until she was killed during a village raid. Escaping with his ...

Pros: the plot is interesting
Cons: poorly done
not great image
acting
a lot of itty-bitty subtitles (from Hindi)
violence

I just watched Slumdog Millionaire, the movie that was declared as the best movie of 2008! To me, that was another British movie and another big disappointment! The third time in the row. Except, I truly expected this movie to be good, since it’s ...

Pros: Alternately touching and suspenseful, original, happy ending.
Cons: Lots of subtitles, some violence.

Slumdog Millionaire is a romance/adventure movie set in India, and as such, it has a lot of authentic dialog.  So be aware that there are quite a few subtitles in this movie.  There is actually quite a bit of english speech as well. It's about ...