Makes you feel like you can touch the sky...or at least win the million!

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2009)

The film that's probably going to Best Picture at the Oscar's isn't brilliant, but it's mostly excellent, very enjoyable, and such a crowd-pleaser. Danny Boyle takes a scenario most Western viewers are familiar with (the show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?) and sets it against one underdog slumdog's journey to winning the ultimate prize. Of course I already knew how the film would end (very happy, with dancing all round), because it's a Bollywood hybrid, and the fact that the promo posters are all so brightly coloured and happy looking. You can also tell pretty early on that The Three Muskeeters will be the big question. Even if it is obvious, it's utterly irresistible and that's why audiences and critics are loving it. It took me about 15-20 minutes to adjust to the very frenetic filming style (shot after shot), but I enjoyed it's energy. Dev Patel is cute as the lead.