Review of Lion (2016) by Moviemitch96 — 28 Dec 2016

This film actually managed to exceed my expectations quite a bit! The trailers made it look a bit too much like a made-for TV film, but this actually proved to be so much more! It was an incredibly heartfelt true story, consisted of great and memorable performances, especially from Dev Patel who's never been better or more inspirational, and was just all-around a well-made and compelling film! My only minor dissenting bit of criticism is that the film's emotional grasp let go of me right before the credits with a brief advertisement of helping endangered and lost children in India.

I'm not saying I hated this at all, as it was very admirable. It just kind of took me out of my emotional investment of the film during the very final moments which sort of bothered me.