Good but not wonderful

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2019)

The first half of this movie is definitely better and more powerful than the second half. Dev Patel's acting is not that great at all ( we like the character more than the acting itself) and the too complicated psychological relationship with the mother actually ruins the powerful sweetness, simplicity and drama of the first half. The star of the movie is the little boy. 10/10 for the first half and 6/10 for the second. The real life characters scenes at the end could have been avoided. This is not needed to make a good film. Hollywood keeps doing this annoying thing!