Review of Slumdog Millionaire (2008) by Chris M — 05 Jan 2013

When an orphan living in the slums competes for 20 million rupees on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and is one question away from winning the top prize, he is accused of cheating. Is this young man from the streets really cheating or could he really have gained such knowledge just by coincidence? Slumdog Millionaire has an interesting message stating how some smart people can come from the most unexpected places.

However, it is an overrated film (especially considering the number of Oscars it won in 2008) since it lacks emotionally compelling characters and it goes on longer than its predictable plot needs to.