Much of the story seems distorted for melodramatic effect. The concept of the film makes it seem light, but the first reel is very violent and perhaps harrowing.
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12/10/08
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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Reviews Counted:210
Fresh:196
Rotten:14
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Dec 18, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $141,243,551
Synopsis: British director Danny Boyle takes another intriguing career turn with this heartfelt underdog tale. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is a street kid (or "slumdog") who has landed an appearance on India's... [More]
Reviews for Slumdog Millionaire
101 - 120 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Worth seeing, but you slog through a lot of muck and mire to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
12/10/08
A romantic drama about fate's forceful hand at work is a charming film that sometimes feels too much like City of God to be a film about love.
12/09/08
It is as if we are constantly reminded that we do not drink from the fountain of real wisdom, but rather, with Slumdog Millionaire, it is just a movie, that it is most assuredly written.
12/07/08
What is Slumdog Millionaire? A. The next Little Miss Sunshine. B. The greatest movie of all time. C. The most overrated movie of 2008. D. The most un-Danny Boyle Danny Boyle film. Only one answer...
12/07/08
Director Danny Boyle has crafted one of the best and most surprising films of the year. Slumdog Millionaire is a dour film to watch but somehow manages to maintain a heart.
12/07/08
Boyle uses the stomping rhythms of Bollywood showtunes just as he used the thrusting beat of Iggy Pop to drive Trainspotting, and the result is his best picture since that 1996 hit.
12/05/08
Anyone who is not smiling by the time the Bollywood-style closing-credits dance number arrives is surely dead inside.
12/04/08
Energetically merges Hollywood with Bollywood.
12/04/08
Danny Boyle's hyperactive camera and rude-boy style strain to manipulate us into the emotions the script doesn't honestly earn.
12/03/08
[An] enchanting movie about love and destiny and honor and perseverance and how a sh*tload of money cannot ever hope to measure up to them...
12/01/08
A clever variation on the classic underdog story with major elements of the Cain and Abel story and an eye opening travelogue to boot.
11/29/08
...adventurous and exuberantly triumphant. Clearly, this underdog rags-to-riches saga percolates in originality and blistering spirit...fascinatingly lyrical and mischievous
11/29/08
An exhilarating experience that transcends the cuteness and contrivance of its basic premise through the sheer bravura of its filmmaking.
11/24/08
This horrifically beautiful rags-to-riches fairytale is an intoxicating blend of genres that touches on a wide range of emotions.
11/24/08
I think it's a good movie, but I think the real reason it's getting all this acclaim is that it's just the right time for a movie like this. Everyone loves an underdog and with all the crap going on in the world right now, people are going to embrace it.
11/23/08
An absolutely heart-warming film that Hollywood cannot produce nowadays. Fortunately there is Bollywood! Don't miss this movie of the year.
11/22/08
Like Jamal, Slumdog Millionaire succeeds against all odds and in ways that you think are impossible. In our cynical, contemporary times, it delivers a romantic fable that's as rich, complex, and beautiful as the city it comes from.
11/22/08
The remarkably versatile Danny Boyle renders a tale both harrowing and touching, without becoming maudlin.
11/21/08
An intoxicating mix of genres: comedy, drama, suspense, even Bollywood-style musical.
11/21/08
Latest News for Slumdog Millionaire
June 09, 2009:
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy Move to Maximum City 
Danny Boyle will be staying in Bombay -- and reuniting with "Slumdog Millionaire" writer Simon Beaufoy -- for his next project, an adaptation of the non-fiction book "Maximum... More...
May 05, 2009:
2009 MTV Movie Awards Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards have been announced, with "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Twilight" each earning nominations in six categories. More...
March 31, 2009:
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Slumdog Millionaire's American audiences were enticed to watch by the name of director Danny Boyle or the movie's kinetic exploration of an exotic, far-away underbelly. In... More...
March 30, 2009:
RT on DVD: Exclusive Slumdog Millionaire Clip, Seven Pounds, and The Matrix 10th Anniversary Blu-ray
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