Simply a great film

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2008)

Slumdog Millionaire seamlessly combines an expose of the Darwinian struggle for survival among the abandoned poor children of urban India with an underdog's struggle against all odds and a touching romance. It portrays an India that is as attractive and modern as it is archaic and repulsive. Astonishingly it even succeeds in presenting Indian police as both brutal and sympathetic, both the guardians and prisoners of a corrupt society. Finally, it manages to be both angry and yet hopeful and even proud of India, an indictment and a celebration of all that is ugly and beautiful about this newly emerging service superpower. It is great entertainment, great education, great drama and even great comedy. In short, it is simply a great film.