First off, this was not the best picture of 2008. It is a good movie and more or less a dark fairy tale in many ways. It has a few sluggish spots, but the children who play the lead character, Jamal, are all so good that they help immensely and the last half hour is very entertaining. While well performed, the Bollywood dance number at the end lost me as it has not one thing to do with the movie, but that's the way they do it in India. It's a feel good movie, though it surprisingly has some very tough scenes to sit through. More than anything else, I really am surprised at the success this film experienced.
Review of Slumdog Millionaire
