Highly recommended.

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2008)

I didn't have high expectations about this movie even though it was directed by Danny Boyle. I saw a screening at my local cinema, and to be honest most screenings I have seen there have been a waste of time. I watched the trailer before going but was still not sure what to expect. Well, I can report that this movie was everything you want from a film and more. The storyline was different from any other movie I have seen and it was cleverly pieced together in flashbacks that are all relevant to the main theme. All the characters were believable and likable(especially the two main characters) or dislike-able as they were meant to be and the ending was neither twisty nor a foregone conclusion. It also showed India as it really is(I have been there) which for some I think will be shocking. In fact everybody in the cinema stayed until the credits had finished and unusually people were not speaking when they left? I would describe it as a Guy Ritchie-Bollywood movie! All in all this movie was a roller-coaster ride of emotions and I defy anybody not to be moved, or not enjoy it.