Danny boy pulls another gem outta his magic bag.

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2009)

Slumdog was ******* WICKED!!! A film so upbeat and colourful that, by the time you're relaying its infectious air of optimism to friends, you could forget that it features orphans, slaughter, organised crime, poverty, enslavement and police brutality. The soundtrack is a joy throughout the film, the music is just spot on, so right. Oscar nominations for best Soundtrack & Score is surely in the bag. If not, who cares? Simply wonderful, a visual feast. The colours are amazing! It's all about the kids. They steal the show without doubt. Little Ayush Mahesh Khedekar is a future Indian superstar surely? Watch out Amitabh Bachchan, someone is after your crown. He was fantastic. Ayush is actually from the slums in Mumbai, plucked from obscurity to dropped into stardom.
Oh, as for Freida Pinto, she has to be THE most beautiful, stunningly drop dead gorgeous creature to grace the third rock from the Sun.
Awesome film!