Jul
17
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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Amazon.com Danny Boyle (Sunshine) directed this wildly energetic, Dickensian drama about the desultory life and times of an Indian boy whose bleak, formative experiences lead to an appearance on his country’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Jamal (played as a young man by Dev Patel) and his brother are orphaned as children, raising themselves in various slums and crime-ridden neighorhoods and falling in, for a while, with a monstrous gang exploiting children as beggars and (more…)
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the hype
Another example of an over hyped movie. Not terribly original.
I found myself bored most of the time. Certainly not worthy of any Oscars for film or acting.
5.0 out of 5 stars
What hasn’t been said?
I had no real desire to see this film. My brother recommended it and I trust his opinion.
This is the best film I’ve seen in decades!!!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Slumdog Millionaire
CD is in very poor condition. Makes so much noise, you cannot hear the movie. Sounds like someone might have tried to record over it.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Simply not watchable!
Unless your exposure to modern-day Rome has left you completely callous about inhumanity, especially extreme violence toward children, you will not enjoy this movie!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable, though overtly manipulative.
Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2008)
It’s taken me quite a while since I saw this movie to get around to reviewing it, mostly because I really have no idea how I…
2.0 out of 5 stars
Silly and culturally patronising
This is a silly film that does not deserve the plaudits it has been given. It plays to the current western ideology that the glorification of the self is the paramount aim in…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Eye Opening Academy Award Winner
Slumdog Millionaire has been dubbed the little film that could going from an almost direct to video film into an eight-time Academy Award winner including Best Picture.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hooray for Bollywood!…
I love foreign films. I feel this way because storytelling comes first. If explosions, skin or violence is required to accurately tell their stories, so be it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Gem Worth Investing In
Danny Boyle’s multi-oscar winning film hits the shelves on DVD, but is it worth a look, given all the hype ?? The answer is ‘absolutely yes’.
2.0 out of 5 stars
I Didn’t See The Purpose Of Its Making
Sorry to disappoint you, but I didn’t see the value in this movie as the critics proclaimed.
All the events the boy experienced to obtain the answers to the…