Re: Danny Boyle reinvents himself

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2008)

Just saw this at Cinema Nova and I was blown away..Love Danny's early work such as Shallow Grave and Trainspotting but wasn't the biggest fan of Sunshine or 28 days Later..This, however, was amazing..So rich in characterization..I'm Indian myself from Mumbai so watching this was nostalgia and also a sense of how much we have it good and we don't even it know it sometimes :-)
The early childhood sequences with the two kids were awesome..Funny, poignant and sad..However, as is life in Mumbai, the kids were always smiling and they just get on with life..Because there just isn't any other alternative..All you can do is dream, and for some, their dreams do come true..
Well realized movie and the cutting back and forth between the quiz show and the way Jamal knew the answers kept the suspense and the momentum going..The sights and the colors of Mumbai were amazing and the two leads, Dev Patel and Freida Pinto excelled, in particular, Dev Patel, who I thought was an absolute revelation
Is this the best movie of the year come Oscar time as a lot of people are claiming it to be? One thing is for sure..This is absolutely the FEEL-GOOD movie of the holiday season..Take your friends or your partner or watch it with the whole family and you will come out feeling good about life and love and dare to dream :-)