Slumdog is bound to sweep the Oscars

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2009)

I saw the movie before its appearance at the Golden Globes. It was in fact recommended to me by my financial adviser. I guess its a punchline.
Anyways, Slumdog Millionaire is all what the critics are claiming as the best movie in 2008. Slumdog Millionaire is about a teenager, Jamal (Dev Patel) who wants to get the attention of his love interest by going on the Indian version of "Who wants to be a Millionaire?". Jamal grew up in the slums of Mumbia, India and received little education. Does he cheat or just know the answers? (Didn't want to spoil it)
Here are my grades:
ACTING: A
Where did they find these actors and actresses? This is Dev Patel and Freida Pinto's first movie and it's a breakout performance. The rest of the cast has been in Bollywood for a while.
SOUNDTRACK: A
All tracks stick with the Indian culture except for MIA Paper planes. Great selection and the cast does a musical number during the end credits.
OVERALL: A
I can't believe that this movie was so close to going straight to DVD.