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By Matt Prigge (853) for Philadelphia Weekly (778) on 22 Feb 2015

The moony romance is considerably less involving than what preceded it, and that's not even factoring in a climax that literally becomes an…

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By Damon Wise (265) for Uncut Magazine [UK] (201) on 22 Feb 2015

The quiz show conceit is never really used to its full potential, and the gangster subplot is just too dark for a film that aims to bowl you…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 22 Feb 2015

Many films tell stories of underdogs, unrequited love and such, yet Slumdog Millionaire feels breathtakingly fresh, at times inexplicably so…

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By Mal Vincent (128) for The Virginian-Pilot (129) on 22 Feb 2015

Breathlessly paced and with bright colors amid an impoverished setting, Slumdog Millionaire is that remarkable little film find we've been…

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By Simone Mitchell (1) for The Vine (179) on 22 Feb 2015

You know those films that suck you in? The ones where you cower when the hero is in danger and cheer when they come up trumps…

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By Jaime J. Weinman (1) for Maclean's Magazine (153) on 22 Feb 2015

Any time you see the words human spirit attached to a movie, run for the hills…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 28 May 2014

Driven by fantastic energy and a torrent of vivid images of India old and new, Slumdog Millionaire is a blast…

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By Jonathan Romney (434) for Independent on Sunday (201) on 27 Jan 2014

Boyle set out to make this particular film rather than a gritty social panorama along the lines of Brazilian favela drama City of God…

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By Adam Smith (163) for Radio Times (2,421) on 27 Jan 2014

The movie's real star is the city itself, which is brought to hectic, exuberant life by Boyle and ace cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 27 Jan 2014

As unapologetically entertaining as Boyle's winking tale about fate is, it brings with it recognition of India's worst social ills…

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By Leah Rozen (146) for People Magazine (358) on 27 Jan 2014

This sensational, gripping film is what I call an efficient epic…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 10 Nov 2013

You may even feel like dancing in the aisles yourself. Sure, the real world doesn't always work this way…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 30 Sep 2013

In the end, what gives me reluctant pause about this bright, cheery, hard-to-resist movie is that its joyfulness feels more like a filmmaker's…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 30 May 2013

Like Mumbai, Slumdog pulses and throbs with raw, unadulterated life and the hope for a better Bombay, today. It's brilliant…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 20 Feb 2013

Boyle takes his wildly high-energy visual aesthetic and applies it to a story that, at its core, is rather sweet and traditionally crowdpleasing…

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By Jason Buchanan (161) for TV Guide (1,527) on 20 Feb 2013

A great movie is something more than the sum total of all its parts, and here, the elements all come together to form a feature that speaks…

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By Ali Gray (310) for TheShiznit.co.uk (506) on 28 Sep 2012

Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's rich with character, emotion and pathos - with a supremely uplifting finale that'll leave your head in…

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 22 May 2012

This is Boyle's fullest, most satisfying work and an audience-pleaser that deserves to be a big hit…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 10 May 2012

The entire film has the glibness of a music video. Boyle has managed to make dire poverty seem glossy…

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By Hank Sartin (101) for Time Out Chicago (129) on 22 Feb 2012

It's a big, exuberant film that revels in the joy of a good story…

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