Barely Watchable.

Rating: 5/10 (24 February 2009)

This movie had some promise but became boring. Contrived plot and all over the place. Absurd scenes. What police force tortures someone who wins a national game show. This movie could have been really good but the base premise held no water.
If this is what has become the norm for academy awards then count me out.
I am not so much against some of the ways of life in India as I do believe some of the horrors perpetrated on the children, in the movie, holds water.
The game show premise was absurd and took away from what could have been a superb movie about children in the middle east.
The scenery was spectacular with excellent visuals and great panoramic views of India.
There was good chemistry among the children and some nice chicanery perpetrated.
I heard the children stars of this movie were paid very poorly. Something amounting to 700.00 dollars. If this is the case, then what hypocrisy.