Touching yet missing something...

Rating: 6/10 (29 June 2017)

I hate to oppose so many, particularly because I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Many touching moments, particularly well-played by both actors portraying Saroo, by his brother Guddu, and of course by his mother, most in the few moments of the movie's ending. Don't miss seeing it!
Now, that said, and trying to be careful not to give anything away, we neither see Saroo's mom searching for him, nor do we see the relationship between Saroo's adoptive parents and himself develop. Please, don't tell me about it, show me! Don't tell me, "There are many more trophies in the garage," show me dad at his practices encouraging him when he stumbles. Show me his mother at his games. Show Saroo victorious, holding up his trophy while looking at them both. Show them helping him with homework, teaching him to drive, give us something that demonstrates the relationship we are supposed to believe exists.
For me, this serious flaw takes an otherwise "9" movie and makes it a "6." I wish I had a part in the script development. I wish the movie had but 5 or 10 more minutes to display what it wanted us to believe.