Ever since Toronto Film Festival, the Internet has been awash with promos and reviews about the limited release of Slumdog Millionaire. It opened in five cities on November 12th. I received passes for an advanced screening here, in RI, but they are dated December 17th *sigh*. The price I pay for living in a small film market. I had planned to visit my daughter in New Jersey on Wednesday, with a movie matinee before I descended upon she and her family. I was going to see something in the suburbs, but a call from a friend in Chicago, on Monday, raving about the film, had me re-routing my travel through NYC to catch a matinee at the Angelika Film Center. Glad I did.
Slumdog Millionaire is the story of a young man, who grows up in the slums of Mumbai, India. His troubled life gave him all the education he needed to be successful on a poplar, local game show. Beautiful, lyrical, brutal and honest, this is a story of perseverance, survival, loyalty and love. Stay for the credits, a true celebration of spirit. Wonderful film.
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I've been reading a ton of good things about this film, and need to check it out when it comes to Austin. The subject matter seemed a bit challenging, but . . .
And the last post/list was great. Very fond of E, P, S, U and several others.
2D~This is a film well worth a look. Alphabet list was fun, you should try it!
looking forward to this one!
easily one of the best I've seen this year - glad you finally got to see it!
Franki~This is such a good film. I think you'll like it.
Mad Hatter~I think this will be on a lot of "best of" list this year. I'm going to see it again on the 17th!
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