As a movie critic I might not be your first choice. I venture to the cinema on average about once every two years at this point in my life. And I do not rent a lot of films, maybe a couple a year. I do watch the occasional movie on TV.
I just came back from seeing Slumdog Millionaire, and if you are any sort of movie fan I would put this movie in the “must see” category. It was rightly nomimated for Best Picture for the 2009 Academy Awards.
First, it is an excellent story. It intertwines episodes of the India version of Who wants to be a Millionaire with the story of 3 Mumbai (Bombay was the colonial name of this city) street orphans. Both story lines kept me on the edge of my seat. Continue reading “Slumdog Millionaire”