Good, a couple great scenes, and one of the better ones the year has to offer, but not great

Rating: 7/10 (8 February 2017)

Lion is a very well done film about a young boy who gets lost from home, separated from his family more than a thousand miles away. After several adventures and subjected to dangerous circumstances, he is found and sent to a couple from Tasmania who adopts him. They raise him, but he still wonders what happened to his family...
The first half of the movie was well executed. The boy who plays him deserves an Oscars nomination as well All of the acting is top notch, even the Indian actors- especially the Indian actors.
I mostly liked the first half more than the second. When it first cut to him as an adult, the film lost some momentum and some heart at first. A new film, it wasn't as interesting. But I know they had to lay a foundation down to get acquainted with the older Sheru. However, it wasn't too long until it got good again, and the ending was very good and well done. This is a good movie, almost great. It's based on a true story that really happened, and I would place it in the top ten movies of 2016 at about #7.
7/10