Not the best film of the year...but deserves the Oscar.

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2009)

This a great film and a very original love story. The plot and use of flashback is done very effectively. The acting is great, the directing better, the music even better, and the cinematography the best. The film is getting a lot of backlash for its overly negative portrayal of India and I can understand that, but in no way did it take away from the film as a whole. Very inspirational and I loved the ending!
However, I do not feel that it is the best film of the year. In my opinion, I liked Wall-E, The Dark Knight, and Gran Torino better. But I do believe that it definitely deserves the Oscar, hands down. This film is better than Benjamin Button (its closest competitor). It had a much better screenplay, that acting was on par if not slightly better, and the ending was much better.
Great film, everyone should see it!