Slumdog Millionaire
Posted 23rd November 2008 at 12:15 PM by sundarusha
Updated 23rd November 2008 at 12:16 PM by sundarusha (Category)
Updated 23rd November 2008 at 12:16 PM by sundarusha (Category)
I saw this movie yesterday as it came with rave reviews in the local paper and was talked about in NPR ( National Public Radio).
For receiving such wide reviews, I was somewhat surprised that only one theater in town screened it. Anyway, the theater was packed.
In the movie, there were no big names except for Anil Kapoor and that too not in the lead role. There were quite a few gory details which made a few elderly westerners walk out in the beginning. It was refreshing to see no group dance numbers (which irritates hubby) except in the very end with the titles as if to compensate for it. The director Danny Boyle must be some kind of alchemist who spins tragedy into joy, pain into laughter, and poverty into riches.
Hope more impoverished kids in India get to enjoy such a life about one among them. Without giving away the storyline, go see the movie for yourself.
It is absolutely worth watching. You'll love the newcomers Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.
For receiving such wide reviews, I was somewhat surprised that only one theater in town screened it. Anyway, the theater was packed.
In the movie, there were no big names except for Anil Kapoor and that too not in the lead role. There were quite a few gory details which made a few elderly westerners walk out in the beginning. It was refreshing to see no group dance numbers (which irritates hubby) except in the very end with the titles as if to compensate for it. The director Danny Boyle must be some kind of alchemist who spins tragedy into joy, pain into laughter, and poverty into riches.
Hope more impoverished kids in India get to enjoy such a life about one among them. Without giving away the storyline, go see the movie for yourself.
It is absolutely worth watching. You'll love the newcomers Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.
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sundarusha,
I too loved this movie ..done cleverly ..newcomers are super ..and Anil Kapoor regales with being cute yet a rascal .
after winning many prizes , it has become dear to everybody Pinto and Patel do well together
love ,
jaijuiPosted 5th April 2009 at 07:41 AM by jaijui0
