Not what I expected

Rating: 3/10 (21 February 2009)

Okay, I just went to see Slumdog, and I had no expectations whatsoever. I went into it with a completely open mind- I had no idea what it was about except that it incorporated Who Wants to be a Millionaire into it. Although I thought the concept was interesting, the way it was executed made the film unenjoyable to watch. It has some scenes that literally made me cringe, and never let up. It goes through every tortuous memory that Jamal had in his childhood. There were no light moments. It was all painful and tortuous memories. And even though the 2 characters fall in love at the end, I didn't find it uplifting at all. Just didn't live up to the hype for me.