I'm sorry it wasn't that great

Rating: 7/10 (2 March 2009)

OK yes the cinematography was fantastic and the directing was phenomenal but the movie was just not that great. Critics and audiences alike have been praising Slumdog has the best film of the year. I just don't agree. It was too happy in the end. Mainly I didn't like that he won the show. Maybe if he lost the game and still got the girl I would have appreciated it more. I think that there is a reason that this movie was so universally praised; the economic crisis. Everyone is in such a foul mood with either losing their job or not being able to get that big screen TV, that when they see a very optimistic movie they love it. I'm not saying that Slumdog Millionaire was a horrible movie. It was just not as good as the critics imply.