Simply a Slumdog MASTERPIECE

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2009)

I only managed to watch this film yesterday evening even though I was planning to go anyway when I found out how many Golden Globe awards and Bafta Nominees it had!
I have to say...I have no regrets for sacrificing my relaxation time on a Friday evening to watch something that literally didn't give me the chance to go to the toilet half way through!
Slumdog Millionaire is an absolute masterpiece and there is no other way to describe it. Such a simple idea developed into a very believable story which is a literal 'kick in the face' to the Indian Authorities.
It reveals the INS and OUTS of the real India you would never have dreamt of (not all the Bollywood rubbish) and takes you through a journey you wouldn't get lost in or be sidetracked.
There is some mild humour in this pretty serious movie, some strong language and scenes which make you cringe away, put your hands over your eyes and literally start sobbing (and not many films have done that to me). There are parts where you wish you could comfort people and wish you could kill them yourself.
If I were to criticise any element of this movie, it would be Anil Kapoor's acting. He's lost his touch. Even the younger kids who were real children in India who live in Slums were better than him and they just had to improvise.
It's definitely worth the watch and I congratulate Film4 for making it look so easy to create a BLOCKBUSTER.