Slumdog Millionaire (DVD)

Its only just about to see audiences in most of the world but already Danny Boyle's latest offering Slumdog Millionaire is being touted as the best movie of the year (leaning back into 2008 of course). From looking at the trailers for the movie and how perfectly pictured each frame is, you could be persuaded to believe that the movie is great family viewing, but Boyle's world is as dark and nightmarish as it is beautiful. Told in flashbacks the movie opens in not the best of ways, finding its star Dev Patel (best known for the TV show Skins) who plays Jamal Malik, under interrogation by the Indian police, the reason? Jamal is just one question away from ...  Read the complete review

Manchester born Danny Boyle has certainly had a diverse career as a film director. In the 1990's he presented movie goers with his controversial and widely acclaimed film, Trainspotting which you could say made him famous as a director. Then followed Life Less Ordinary, a romantic comedy, followed by The Beach, a colourful portrait of stoners paradise. Then came along, 28 Days Later, a distressing vision of London being devastated by a rage virus and then Millions, a light hearted comedy drama, starring two boys who find a bag full of dosh and have to spend it before the currency changes to euros. All very different genres but each bare Doyle's individual trademark. No ...  Read the complete review

Before I begin let me clarify that I am Indian and therefore my opinion of this film comes from my having grown up in the country it's set in. I enjoyed the film but to be honest I don't understand what the fuss is about. In almost all Bollywood films, the guy gets the girl at the end (after jumping through all kinds of hoops and facing all kinds of obstacles on the way). Slumdog does exactly the same so the theme is as old as the hills. From an Indian perspective, it makes me sad that the only view of India the West really gets is the poverty. I'm not denying that there are millions of people who live in unspeakable poverty in India but then ...  Read the complete review

Ok so before I even begin this review I feel I need to tell you that this is a film only review as I watched this film on the plane home from my Honeymoon and I do not own the DVD so have not watched any features. I'm not sure what I expected from the film but I certainly was surprised when watching it as it was crazy. I thought I was going to watch a nice little film but it was a horrible film really and a mad portrayal of a guy playing who wants to be a millionaire. I still loved it though and here is why. So the film story goes a bit like this. For some of it you watch a guy called Jamal who is playing a show like who wants to be a millionaire in India ...  Read the complete review

Director: Danny Boyle Co-Director in India: Loveleen Tandan Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy Novel: Vikas Swarup Genre: Drama - Romance Country: UK Certification: 15+ Language: English/Hindi MAIN CAST: Ayush Mahesh Khedekar [Jamal - child] Tanay Chheda [Jamal - teen] Dev Patel [Jamal K. Malik - adult] Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail [Salim - child] Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala [Salim - teen] Madhur Mittal [Salim - adult] Rubina Ali [Latika - child] Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar [Latika - teen] Freida Pinto [Latika - adult] Anil Kapoor [Prem] Irrfan Khan [Police Inspector] ...  Read the complete review