SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE REVIEW

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE doesn't sound the like the best idea for a movie, but Danny Boyle brings the city of Mumbai to life in this eagerly engrossing film about love and destiny. Danny Boyle's direction keeps you immediately involved from the beginning. The story is told through the reasoning behinds Jamal's (new-comer Dev Patel) knowledge of the questions he answers on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Dev Patel portrays Jamal with real emotion and fire that you immediately are rooting for him to succeed. Jamal is driven throughout the film not by money but instead by the love of his childhood sweetheart Latika. The love story never feels forced like other movies in recent memory. You actually believe Jamal and Latika are meant to be together from the first moment the see each other. Danny Boyle has attacked every genre with a new outlook (Comedy- Trainspotting, Horror- 28 Days Later and Science Fiction- Sunshine). With Slumdog Millionaire he takes a love story and makes you believe in destiny and true love. The film does what movies are supposed to do, take you away from your every day reality and makes you leave all your worries at home. Beyond "The Dark Knight," "Slumdog" is the best film of 2008 and deserves all the appraisal and awards its already  received and has yet to win. If you haven't seen it go now, before the cinema is taken over by more garbage like "Bride Wars," and "Paul Blart: Mall Dumbass." Enjoy the cinema and if your going to spend $12 to see a movie in the economy make it worthwhile.