SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Wow. What a movie!!. Let me first start off by saying that this is not the sort of movie you want to take your girlfriend or wife to see, mainly because and I sum these words up wisely. That after 5 minutes into the movie it becomes apparent that this is in fact a gritty, violent movie to begin with. Gradually as the movie progresses you find yourself swept up by a story that is just out of this world. There are some funny bits in this movie and you generally feel quite in tune with the main character of the show. There are some very very graphic clips that are close the realms of disgusting. Does this movie bring you questions you want answers for?. Definitely!. Is this movie as great as it's been hyped up to be?. I would say yes. It's not a movie for the faint hearted, but it does bring much joy in many places as well.

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game shows questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the shows seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.

8.5/10

Yeah, as I mentioned in the other thread I really really enjoyed this one despite the crazy amounts of hype.