Okay

Rating: 6/10 (2 January 2009)

Typical movie about India that western audiences love so it isn't surprising it has all these great reviews and nominations. AR Rahman's score is good. The acting is decent enough. The whole notion of the actors speaking in English was difficult to get over. Especially when the "slumdog" busts out English in an English accent. What was the point of having a mix of Hindi and English dialog? Story is very similar to Hindi movies of the 90s like Parinda, Sadak etc. But of course the whole "who wants to be a millionaire" is a unique touch over the typical "slum" stories. There is nothing extraordinary about it but there is nothing all too dull about it either. It sits comfortably in the middle.