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Slumdog Millionaire (2009)

Average rating

(80%)

Starring:	Dev Patel \| Danny Boyle \| madhur mittal \| Freida Pinto \| Anil Kapoor \| Irrfan Khan
Director:	Danny Boyle
Studio:	PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time:	120 mins
Collections:	100 Most Wanted
Genres:	Audio Descriptive \| Drama \| Romance
Languages:	English, English Audio Description
Released:	June 01, 2009
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Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20-million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded police inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the inspector and 60 million viewers are about to find out.

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Rating of 4 stars out of 5
Time Out

Danny Boyles Slumdog Millionaire is a film so upbeat and colourful that, by the time youre relaying its...

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306 out of 347 people found the following review helpful:

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Rated 2 stars
Exaggeration of Ground Zero

A Customer from London, 7th January, 2009

I watched Slumdog Millionaire yesterday at a special screening. Though this movie is technically well made, I feel that India is portrayed in very poor light. People in western countries somehow still seem to think that India is a third world country which has nothing to offer other than snake charmers, poor tribals and Taj Mahal. I have lived in Mumbai all my life and so here is my take: 1) In the riot scene there was no need to add the comment 'These are Muslims, lets get them'. Thugs and Law Breakers should not be categorised into any religion. Violence is a reality everywhere and we understand that, but why give a religious twist to it, just because Jamal and Salim are Muslims? That tragic scene could have been shown slightly differently. 2) I hated repeatedly seeing scenes of westerners getting conned. It is as if to say that all street children in India are thugs and when you come to India, you are sure to be taken for a ride. This is not true at all. 3) Why show a dirty kitchen with Salim filling up 'fake' mineral water from a tap? C'mon guys, this is that 'stereotype western cliche' about India and Danny Boyle has proved he is no different 4) Taking a poor boy's eyeball out? I'm not saying it doesnt happen...but I'm sure not in a scale shown in the movie. Again, as if to say there is no law enforcement or they always turn a blind eye. 5) Most Police stations in Mumbai have got a facelift in the last 5 years....atleast a coat of paint! Which Quiz Show allows a participant and host to go to the bathroom at the same time, especially in the middle of a commercial break when an answer to a question is pending? Laughable!!!!

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62 out of 88 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2 stars
A good story line but difficult to get into.

A Customer from Buckinghamshire, 5th January, 2009

This film was NOT what I expected at all when I took my Nephew to see it at the cinema. I had no idea what it was about so wasn't sure what to expect.... but it wasn't what I got! Not sure if its worth a watch, I think maybe it is purely because it is like no other film I have seen so far. It does have a good story line which keeps you gripped & wondering what is going to happen, but at the same time its slightly dull and you kind of want to speed it up after the first hour or so and I just got bored.

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46 out of 49 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
This movie is 20 million rupees!

A Customer from London, 26th December, 2008

I had never heard of this movie, so when my friend suggested we see it on my recent visit to San Francisco, I thought 'Hey, why not?' I was completely overwhelmed. I don't know if it was because I knew nothing about it which made it so much more enjoyable or what, but this is a real gem and it made me laugh out loud, smile loads and I even got a tiny bit emotional when it finished.... (Please note I was also suffering from a cold at the time of watching this movie so the streaming eyes and runny nose were in no way related...) I love what Danny Boyle has done with the Bollywood genre. I recommend that you see this movie as soon as it's out in the UK!

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Rated 0 stars
How many Oscars?????

ntcurrie from , 5th November, 2009

I was so looking forward to seeing this film but how disappointed was I? I thought it was full of cliches and that the film was just trying too hard.Its as if director Danny Boyle sat down and wrote a checklist of what he thought would make an oscar winning movie and then crammed them all into the same film. He obviously did something right because the film won 8 oscars, but I found the film patronising, predictable and it left me cold. The one redeeming feature of this film was the young actors who were really really good but in what I thought was a really really bad film.

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