Review of Slumdog Millionaire (2008) by Tonygreen — 18 Dec 2010
This film starts in the slums of Mumbai where life for city's underclass is an unending struggle. Life is cheap, childhood ends early and exploitation is everywhere. It's dark, depressing, realistic. But things get better for our protagonists.
Social realism is abandoned in favour of the drama / thriller (there's even a few nods to bollywood). There is a love story. This feels like a made-for-TV movie. As entertainment it fails miserably, and so it should.
The reality of the slums casts a shadow over the whole movie. It's not uplifting, it just feels tawdry.
This review of Slumdog Millionaire (2008) was written by Tonygreen on 18 Dec 2010.
Slumdog Millionaire has generally received very positive reviews.
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