Brilliant movie, a clear lock for best picture

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2009)

I recently saw Slumdog Millionaire and so far I've seen just about every other best picture nominee, and this movie is without a doubt the clear-cut favorite. The movie focuses on a young man named Jamal Malik who grows up in the slums, and plays Who Wants to be a Millionaire so that he can get in touch with his true love Latika. The movie traces his journey as a child with his brother Salim, and his relationship with Latika. We see haw these 3 individuals end up on very different paths. Some may argue that the movie seems very implausible, because this kid is from the slums and he's clearly getting all the questions right, but despite this the movie is just amazing. The actors all very good, including the children from the slums who steal the show. Dev Patel does a good job, Freida Pinto is good as well, and the supporting characters are also done nicely. The movie evokes a lot of humor but at the end of the picture your rooting for Jamal to win, and when he does your on the edge of your seat. Without a doubt the best movie of 2008, and AR Rahman creates a wonderful score for the movie as well. Definitely check it out. Ignore some of the IMDb users, they have nothing better do in their lives then complain about a movie they don't get.