Has its cons but still emerges as a winner

Rating: 8/10 (30 March 2009)

I saw the movie with my 11 years old sister yesterday long after its release at home. My sister liked it a lot and I too didn't mind it. The thing that worked in Slumdog is that it is appealing. I enjoyed the whole movie and even though I did feel that the Oscars were a bit hasty in giving all the awards ( I haven't seen the other films though), but I do feel that it should have been nominated for many awards, which it was.
There were some problems in the movie. The English of the older children with an accent is not understandable. Some cliché scenes and weak dialogues were present. Also, there were some things in the story that could not be understood clearly. Also, I did not feel so much connected with all the character. The host of the show Anil Kapoor was nice at first, then became rude all of a sudden and then became nice in the end!
What I liked was that the story was very enjoyable. I could watch the entire movie without yawning. The humor in some sequences was good and didn't look corny. The best acting came from the children. The background score was really good. I do feel that O saaya was a bit better than Jai ho. Also, M.I.A's Paper Planes was great and it perfectly fitted the scene.
I'll go with an 8 out of 10 for this movie.