Fresh

Rating: Null/10 (13 February 2009)

Jamal K. Malik is a 18 years old Mumbay teen that grew up in the slums.At some point he enters the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" as a contestant.As he answers correctly every question we get to see in a flashback style how he knew the answers.Truth is, he is not there for the money but in hope to reunite with someone from the past... Slumdog Millionaire is a great movie and a breath of fresh air! Its different then most films these days and the storyline is quite captivating.In a way the film is about destiny but it doesn't really try to make a point, its just a great story,very well written that homages Bollywood films. I was not sure about Dev Patel's acting skills, because I had seen him in Skins (2007) but his character in here required a very short range of emotions so it wasn't that much of a challenge. Freida Pinto doesn't get much screen time but she is beautiful and quite lovely as the object of affection of Jamal. All the children actors were great and they may very well be the real stars.The musical score is absolutely fantastic and one of the best I have seen in movies. Does the film deserve all the hype and the 10 Oscar nomination? Probably not...it is a great film but not one of the greatest in history and the huge amount of nominations kinda of suggests that.
8.5