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| British director Danny Boyle takes another intriguing career turn with this heartfelt underdog tale. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is a street kid (or "slumdog") who has landed an appearance on India's version of the hit TV game show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? Jamal exceeds expectations on the show, and the producers alert the police after they become suspicious of his methods. The young contestant is subsequently arrested and is interrogated at the hands of a nameless police inspector (played by Bollywood star Irfan Khan). As the interrogation proceeds, Boyle tells Jamal's story through harrowing flashbacks that both show the terrible poverty of Mumbai and help explain how he knew the answers to the MILLIONAIRE questions. <br> <br> SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is a tightly woven story that has been expertly edited into shape. The contrast between Jamal's upbringing and his chance of escaping it on the show are adeptly juxtaposed. Mumbai is portrayed as a place of terrifying poverty and unforgettable brutality, a... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Danny Boyle |
| Actors: |
Freida Pinto · Madhur Mittal |
| Stars: |
Anil Kapoor · Dev Patel · Irrfan Khan |
| UPC: |
024543574415, 024543574422, 024543574439 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 0min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Canadian, DVD: Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen, DVD: Rental Ready |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Theatrical Release |
| Release Date: |
2008 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Simon Beaufoy |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/2009, p.52, Neil Smith): 4 stars out of 5 -- "Braiding Boyle's thrilling depiction of a teeming, steaming India and writer Simon Beaufoy's deft mixture of comedy, romance, drama and suspense, SLUMDOG is a near-total delight.", (01/08/2008, p.116, Peter Travers): Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's 'Movies Of The Year' -- "Movie love fills every frame of this rowdy beauty from director Danny Boyle.", (02/01/2009, Ian Nathan): 5 stars out of 5 -- "At heart, this is Hollywood melodrama, Capra's wish-fulfilment parlayed into a new world....Thrillingly upbeat.", (11/01/2008, p.69, Nicolas Rapold): "Boyle sets pulses quickening not through social critique but with bright colors, nifty camerawork, lots of running, and lots of music.", (11/01/2008, p.82, Pam Grady): 5 stars out of 5 -- "The kinetic, visually arresting drama, touching, sometimes funny and often horrifying, marks a new high in Boyle's career as he explores India's political, economic and social framework through the prism of a coming-of-age story.", (11/11/2008, Roger Ebert): "Danny Boyle's SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE hits the ground running. This is a breathless, exciting story, heartbreaking and exhilarating at the same time...", (11/13/2008, 97, Peter Travers): 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The whoosh of action and romance pulls you in, but it's the bruised characters who hold you there....The no-bull honesty of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE hits you hard. It's the real deal...", (11/14/2008, Claudia Puig): 4 stars out of 4 -- "The exhilarating and sweeping SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is one in in a million....With dazzling, magical realism and vigorous storytelling, the film has an enchanting power, fusing a fairy tale quality with gritty realism.", (11/21/2008, p.97, Owen Gleiberman): "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is brash and lively and compulsively watchable....It's when Jamal is 18, and played by Dev Patel, that the movie takes on a touch of gravitas..." -- Grade: B |
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