Slumdog Millionaire [Blu-ray] starring
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh
Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Rajendranath
Zutshi
Captivating
Danny Boyle (Sunshine) directed this wildly energetic, Dickensian drama
about the desultory life and times of an Indian boy whose bleak, formative
experiences lead to an appearance on his countrys version of Who Wants
to Be a Millionaire? Jamal (played as a young man by Dev Patel) and his
brother are orphaned as children, raising themselves in various slums and
crime-ridden neighorhoods and falling in, for a while, with a monstrous
gang exploiting children as beggars and prostitutes. Driven by his love for
Latika (Freida Pinto), Jamal, while a teen, later goes on a journey to
rescue her from the gangs clutches, only to lose her again to another
oppressive fate as the lover of a notorious gangster. Running parallel with
this dark yet irresistible adventure, told in flashback vignettes, is the almost
inexplicable sight of Jamal winning every challenge on Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire?, a strong showing that leads to a vicious police interrogation.
As Jamal explains how he knows the answer to every question on the
show as the result of harsh events in his knockabout life, the chaos of his
existence gains shape, perspective and soulfulness. The films violence is
offset by a mesmerizing exotica shot and edited with a great whoosh of
vitality. Boyle successfully sells the storys most unlikely elements with
nods to literary and cinematic conventions that touch an audiences heart
more than its head. --Tom KeoghBeyond Slumdog Millionaire on Blu-ray
Little Miss Sunshine Rachel Getting Married The Visitor Stills from
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Slumdog Millionaire was a film that came out of nowhere and became a
sensation for the all right reasons. After all, the story of Jamal, an Indian
muslim orphan from the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian hit
game show version of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? but for not the
obvious reasons. He is treated with suspicion by authorities and even the
game show host played brilliantly of Anil Kapoor, one of Bollywoods
biggest stars. The young man played by three different actors at different
stages seamingly blend into one character of Jamal Patel as his brother
and another female orphan. With each question, Jamal remembers
something to help him answer and thats the brilliance. When he explains
his history, he comes across so natural rather than intensive. There is a lot
of drama and flashbacks to his life in only 18 years. In only 2 hours, you
are transformed into becoming one of his supporters and win or lose. You
are rooting for him all the way to get the money and the girl. You laugh,
you cry, and you will remember this film for a long time. Im not much of a
fan of Bollywood films but this film is a keeper. I keep telling people to see
it at least once and stay to the end.
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