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Slumdog Millionaire Director: Danny Boyle Cast: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor

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  • DVD Release Date: 03/31/2009
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 1,425

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Slumdog Dreams: Danny Boyle & The Making of Slumdog Millionaire; ; Deleted Scenes:; Chase Through Slums Longer Version ; Boys At Container Yard/Beanbags/Yellow Dress; Prem At Police Station ; Frederick Stevens Question ; Jamal at Opera, Boys Leave Agra ; Jamal Searches, finds Arvind ; Chowpatty Beach And Tulip Star; Jamal Returns To Tulip Star ; Jamal Wakes In Slum ; "Why Can't You Leave It Alone" ; Jamal Loses Latika, Calls Salim; ; The Folder:; Commentary by Director Danny Boyle and Actor Dev Patel ; Commentary by Producer Christian Colson and Writer Simon Beaufoy; Slumdog Cutdown

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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 Jamal's life, it isn't going to be easy. Arrested by police under suspicion of cheating, Jamal is interrogated by the authorities. The police simply can't believe that a common "slumdog" could possibly possess the knowledge to get this far in the game, and in order to convince them of how he gained such knowledge, Jamal begins reflecting back on his childhood. As young boys, Jamal and his older brother, Salim, lived in squalor, and lost their mother in a mob attack on Muslims. Subsequently forced to rely on their own wits to survive, the desperate siblings fell back on petty crime, eventually befriending adorable yet feisty young Latika as they sought out food and shelter on the unforgiving streets of Mumbai. Though life on the streets was never easy, Jamal's experiences ultimately instilled in him the knowledge he needed to answer the tough questions posed to him on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. And though Jamal makes a convincing case for himself, one question still remains: why would a young man with no apparent desire for wealth or fame be so determined to win big on a national game show? Of course, it won't be long until everyone finds out the answer to this burning question, because as Jamal sits down to find out whether he will be rich beyond his wildest dreams, 60 million viewers remain transfixed to their televisions eager to see if he'll correctly answer the final question. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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This is one of the handful of films that appropriatly claimed the Oscar for best picture!by fastmom

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July 12, 2009: No more to say.

Hyped to Failureby MinorThreat77

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June 30, 2009: The first half of this movie (maybe 2/3) was relatively engaging. I felt as though the film was gathering steam, and found it particularly interesting how the character Jamal was able to answer the questions on the game show based on personal experience.

Unfortunately, the narrative fizzled, and I felt unimpressed and uninspired by what I was hoping would be a fantastic film (one I had heard such good things about by critics and friends). Granted, critical acclaim typically amounts to doodley-squat in my eyes ("Juno", anyone?), but I had high expextations for this film. As the narrative unfolded, it seemed to get too predictable, too self-congratulatory, to a degree.

While "Slumdog" is by no means an awful film, it simply doesn't live up to the hype.


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