A very good movie, but apparently over-rated.

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2009)

I must admit that Slumdog Millionaire(SM) is indeed a good movie, complete with enough cinematic liberties taken by the director, Danny Boyle. But this is what also turns out to be the Achilles' heel for the movie. And the fact that the movie drags, ever so slightly though, towards the credits, does not seem to be helping it much either. But nevertheless, the performances by the young kids in the beginning is compelling enough to make you sit throughout the two hours. And not to mention the music by A R Rahman is indeed of very high quality, though I wonder whether its deserving of an Oscar, considering that this is certainly not the best of Rahman. Nevertheless, this is one slightly over-rated movie which should be watched, if your willing to accept a bit of "violence", though I, for one, never felt it was violent even for a moment. Go ahead, give it a try.