Misleading marketing.

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2008)

Well, to start with, the English posters saying "The feel-good movie of the year" are not at all correct. Driven by them I went to see this movie expecting something like "Life less ordinary" set in India, but the only place I remember I laughed was the loo scene and even that was overshadowed almost instantly by the elder brother's behavior.
So on my opinion, this movie is nearer to the City of God than to a feel good movie. It's not to much of a comedy, rather a bittersweet coming-of-age tale of an Indian boy (slumdog?).
But I wouldn't say it's a bad movie, although for me it wasn't great either; I've found a lot of what I've seen before. (A bit like "21", after which I've felt that I've seen this movie before, if even not specifically in a Vegas setup.) Cinematography, direction is good; maybe not exceptional and the actors are good, believable. All in all, go, see the movie, but know what to expect.