Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 224
Fresh: 210 | Rotten: 14
Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful.
Average Rating: 8.1/10
Critic Reviews: 39
Fresh: 37 | Rotten: 2
Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful.
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Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Danny Boyle's inspirational drama. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) may not have a penny to his name, but that could all change in a matter of hours. He's one question away from taking the top prize on India's most popular television game show, but as with everything else in
Aug 30, 2008 Wide
Mar 31, 2009
$141.2M
Fox Searchlight Pictures
All Critics (225) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (216) | Rotten (15) | DVD (22)
The best movie of 2008.
Slumdog Millionaire is not the cure for all the world's ills, but it comes close. It solves, for instance, such endemic global problems as: a) sadness, b) lovelessness, c) cynicism, and d) the waning cultural relevance of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
[A] taut, tense and witty tale of human tragedy and triumphant humanity set against the sweep of modern India.
Watching Slumdog Millionaire, it's easy to believe director Danny Boyle has been working toward this brilliantly woven masterwork with each entertaining and diverse tale he's delivered.
I'll keep this simple: Cancel whatever you're doing tonight and go see Slumdog Millionaire instead.
Don't let the exotic setting put you off; this is a massively cool cross-cultural crowd-pleaser.
Jets along on a rocket-fuel cocktail of blood-pumping adrenaline, powerful secrets, searing heartache and rousing uplift.
What a difference a good screenplay makes.
There's currently plenty of Oscar buzz and it's richly deserved, as Slumdog Millionaire ranks alongside The Wrestler as the two latest masterpieces of the 21st Century.
Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, the older Jamal and Latika, will make you smile and cry and happy you saw Slumdog Millionaire, which will certainly be in the Oscar hunt.
Like a director from Hollywood's golden age, Boyle has a particular talent for putting a realistic spin on the outlandish.
Features a striking hero named Jamal Malik, who is as intrepid, indomitable and pure of heart as an idealized medieval knight.
Slumdog Millionaire immerses the audience in an alien landscape and shows it through the eyes of a young man fighting against history and his own culture's expectations.
Shows how a critic-pleasing film can be every bit as overbearing as a crowd-pleasing one
Captivatingly told, dynamically directed and superbly acted; Slumdog Millionaire is near unfaultable.
The greatest part of 'Slumdog' is that it transcends all boundaries: race, gender, region and class.
In retrospect it remains implausible and manipulative while still making elegant sense.
A hyperactive rags to riches yarn playing out on the mean streets of Mumbai, and with a rousing all-star Bollywood boogie finale and even a little far fetched romance tossed in, to send any problematic plot points on their way.
A hyperactive rags to riches yarn playing out on the mean streets of Mumbai, and with a rousing all-star Bollywood boogie finale and even a little far fetched romance tossed in, to send any problematic plot points on their way.
A dizzying and delightful spectacle well worth the investment for the kaleidoscope of colors from the Subcontinent alone.
Epic romance-drama is rough, rewarding, brilliant.
Slumdog Millionaire is a film that is visually stunning, emotionally resonant, and very well-acted. But, I felt that it was rushed, and there was something missing. I can't figure out what it was. That put aside, Danny Boyle has created a wonderful film that deserved the Oscars it did receive. The music written my
May 18, 2012Super Reviewer
Slumdog Millionare is a good film but not an entirely great one. The way it's been filmed is amazing and the acting is in equal measure. However I felt that the story was a bit lacking and it certainly wasn't as edgy as I was hoping considering the premise. All in all, it's a crowd pleaser that has it's flaws and I
January 22, 2012
Super Reviewer
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