Like no other film I've seen before!

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2009)

The British grit of a Danny Boyle film comes together with the character and colour of India to form an all round feel good movie. That's not to say the film is always light-hearted, far from it in places, but we do focus on a young lad from India's slums who goes on to become a millionaire. Not too original in a 'rags to riches' sense you might think but rest assured the film goes deeper than that. The key to his success is in his past and a child's life is not easy in poor India. Yet it is companionship that shines through, with the two young boys (slumdog and his older brother) providing the movie with its many warming laughs and the eventual truth that the real prize is not money. Slumdog Millionaire is a heart-warming story with a hidden message for the more observant of us to take heed. Recommended.