Slumdog Millionaire User Review

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Author: cornblisteruk [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Monday February 2 2009
Review: There is a controversy about depicting the poor of Mumbai - they exist in their thousands so are we supposed to pretend they don't and refrain from depicting them out of some perverse taboo ? The film is good in that the suspense is not whether he a... full review

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Author: carollangdonuk [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Thursday January 29 2009
Review: This was a very stressful occasion. The noise at the Showcase Cinema in Reading was horrendous - I did ask management to turn the sound down, and they did a little. The scenes of torture of the winning contestant in the police cells was gratuitous as ... full review

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Author: dawnpatterson24 [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Sunday January 25 2009
Review: Fantastic film, just brilliant. I didn't know what to expect of this film, but it was superb. I loved it and I thought the characters were excellent. The storyline was gripping and well written and the Jamal and Salim were fantastice. Well worth al... full review

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Author: samanthaclue [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Thursday January 22 2009
Review: I wasn't sure about this film, and was nervous that it would be boring being around the Who Wants to be a Millionaire show, but now I would recommend it to anyone. Its funny, a love story, and an eye opener. full review

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Author: A Yahoo! User
Dated: Tuesday January 13 2009
Review: It was one of the best film I have seen for a very long time. It is in my top all time 10 list. It is a great story of an Indian boy from the slump, who enters in the Indian version of who wants to be a millionaire, and one question away from the top pr... full review

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Author: A Yahoo! User
Dated: Saturday January 10 2009
Review: This movie is a gem. It is beautiful to look at, the soundtrack is excellent, it is uplifting ... it's always good to leave the cinema smiling. The Bollywood/Zatoichi ending over the credits was inspired .... great stuff. Highly recommended. full review

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Author: A Yahoo! User
Dated: Saturday January 10 2009
Review: Who says romatic movies are all about love scenes and kissing? This movie shows us what real love is all about. Also, it shows us that great stories do not only happen in New York or England, as what we've always seen in Hollywood movies, but great st... full review

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Author: kirantejas [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Saturday January 10 2009
Review: A must watch movie for all the movie buffs .Keeps the audience gripped to his seat till the end. Mumbai houses the largest slum in the Asian continent which can be seen in the movie.Why cant a guy from slum be trusted. Amazing story line and directi... full review

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Author: thirmalreddy [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Saturday January 10 2009
Review: The best movie of the decade. life can be simple as long as you know what you wnat to achive. the great motivational movie i have ever seen.........thanks to the people who made this movie. full review

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Author: exotic_eyes2002 [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Saturday January 10 2009
Review: Wonderful film highlighting the untouchables, the forgotten world of child poverty and the rise to relative fame and fortune. A fairytale but hopefully one day these poor children can be saved and have real futures. full review

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Author: ijdavenport [ Profile | Reviews ]
Dated: Monday January 5 2009
Review: Ihave just returned from seeing Slumdog Millionare and have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I had gone expecting to be disappointed. The good news, however, was that it was a Film 4 production which did give me some hope. The opening sequence immediate... full review

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Author: A Yahoo! User
Dated: Wednesday December 3 2008
Review: What an amazing film. Compelling from the very beginning. It follows the lives of two brothers, orphaned from a young age. Seperated later in life, the younger brother ends up on game show, where each question he is asked has meaning in his life. This... full review