Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Rank 5 Reviews

Richard Roeper.com (Richard Roeper)

The best movie of 2008. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Richard Roeper.com (Richard Roeper)

Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)

Designed around poverty, love and questions though it is, Slumdog Millionaire never really answers big questions. But there's no denying that it's bravura entertainment. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)

Boxoffice Magazine (Pam Grady)

Boyle's most ambitious film to date is also his greatest. Simply put, Slumdog Millionaire in one of the best -- if not the best -- films of 2008, as teeming with life as the slums it depicts. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Pam Grady)

MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)

... lives up to its premise even at its most far-fetched, creating a beautifully realized and edited film. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)

Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)

"Slumdog Millionaire" is an engaging and inspirational ride that will have you stating a million reasons to see it. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Jolene Mendez)

Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)

Boyle's answer to "Across the Universe" in which, out of a miasma of cruelty and idealism, a romance takes root and fills us with a sense of masterful achievement. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)

Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

[A] taut, tense and witty tale of human tragedy and triumphant humanity set against the sweep of modern India. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)

I think something this beautifully orchestrated will find itself tossed around when the Oscar nominations are announced. And if that happens, it will be richly deserved. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JimmyO)

Channel 4 Film ()

A spirited underdog fable marinated in modern India's melting pot. Danny Boyle's still the master of spices. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Channel 4 Film ()

Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)

Director Danny Boyle has crafted one of the best and most surprising films of the year. Slumdog Millionaire is a dour film to watch but somehow manages to maintain a heart. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Michelle Alexandria)

Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)

Because much of [the movie's] drama takes place on the set of a globally franchised game show..., the plucky Jamal becomes an underdog hero the whole world can love and root for. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)

MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

Once Slumdog launches into its final act, you'll get that pang that comes with the last chapter of a great book you wish you weren't about to finish. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

Empire Magazine (Ian Nathan)

Danny Boyle�s finest since Trainspotting. In fact, it�s the best British/Indian gameshow-based romance of the millennium. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Empire Magazine (Ian Nathan)

NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)

A dizzying, delightful spectacle situated on the Subcontinent which is well worth the investment for the kaleidoscope of colors splashed across the screen alone. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at NewsBlaze (Kam Williams)

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

It's a joyous, moving, living work that propels Boyle to the forefront of filmmakers working today. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)

Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)

Few directors get people like Danny Boyle. Even fewer writers understand how to write a character like Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty, Miss Pettygrew Lives for a Day). ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Tri-City Herald (Gary Wolcott)

Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)

It's the kind of movie that tugs so politely but insistently at your heart strings that in the end it seems the most natural thing in the world to succumb to its joyous charms. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Fresno Bee (Donald Munro)

San Francisco Examiner (Austin O'Connor)

It's a masterpiece, and that's my final answer. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Austin O'Connor)

Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)

This little film has the potential to score a big audience. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)

Shared Darkness (Brent Simon)

Locates the lamplight of human desire, and proves that it burns all across the world, no matter circumstance, ethnicity or religion... ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Shared Darkness (Brent Simon)

PopMatters (Bill Gibron)

(T)his is perhaps the best film of Boyle's already illustrious career -- and this is the man who gave us Trainspotting, Millions, and 28 Days Later, mind you. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)

Even if you're not as moved as you think you ought to be by the fairytale 'rags to rajah' storyline, you're likely to be awed by the film's visual and sonic density... ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)

JWR (S. James Wegg)

... this production could well be billed as the most entertaining film of 2008. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at JWR (S. James Wegg)

Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)

As the end credits rolled, all I could think was, I've got to see this again, soon! ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)

Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

Funny, emotional, exhilarating. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)

Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)

A crazy kaleidoscope of craft and color that's a matchless homage to India's limitless favelas. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)

Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)

I don't think Boyle could film paint drying and make it dull. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)

Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

Hardscrabble British director Danny Boyle does an astounding job at building and maintaining suspense. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

Christianity Today (Brandon Fibbs)

Slumdog Millionaire is, quite simply, one of the best films of 2008. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Christianity Today (Brandon Fibbs)

WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (Kevin McCarthy)

Slumdog Millionaire is definitely Boyle's best film to date taking the use of cinematography, music and story telling to a new level. One of the best films of the year! ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (Kevin McCarthy)

efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)

"Slumdog Millionaire" is an absolute delight throughout and I cannot imagine the possibility of a viewer sitting through it without completely succumbing to its massive charms. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)

Redbox (James Rocchi)

Slumdog Millionaire ... (gives) audiences a brilliant, bold, epic sweep that combines heart-breaking romance with nerve-wracking suspense. It's easily one of the best films of 2008. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Redbox (James Rocchi)

Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)

Click to read the article ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)

Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

A blast of raw, colourful energy elevates this gritty tale into one of the most enjoyable films of the year ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)

Hugely enjoyable and bursting with energy, this is a superbly directed, brilliantly written and beautifully acted drama that packs a powerful emotional punch. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)

Slate (Dana Stevens)

Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is a stylish, ingeniously constructed bit of hokum, a sparkling trinket of a movie that's as implausible as it is irresistible. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)

Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

This is an unusual hybrid of film styles. It is also upbeat (despite some real tragic elements) and likable in a very infectious way. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)

Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)

You are guaranteed to leave the theater on a high. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Hollywood.com (Pete Hammond)

Teletext (Victor Olliver)

Despite the poverty, the reek of saffron and excrement evoked by vivid shanty town scenes, Doyle has captured the life force of his characters. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Teletext (Victor Olliver)

HDFest.com (Gerald Wright)

This is sure to be an Academy Award nominee. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at HDFest.com (Gerald Wright)

Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)

In a year of DOA movies, this one is unquestionably alive. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)

It doesn't happen often, but when it does, look out: a movie that rocks and rolls, that transports, startles, delights, shocks, seduces. A movie that is, quite simply, great. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)

LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)

Danny Boyle has been making headlong movies for 13 years now, yet none have been as dazzling or delirious - as alive - as Slumdog Millionaire. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)

Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

Don't let the exotic setting put you off; this is a massively cool cross-cultural crowd-pleaser. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

USA Today (Claudia Puig)

The beautifully rendered and energetic tale celebrates resilience, the power of knowledge and the vitality of the human experience. Horrifying, humorous and life-affirming, it is, above all, unforgettable. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)

Movie Retriever (Brian Tallerico)

Drama, comedy, musical, thriller, love story, and more in one transcending, riveting story. It is life on celluloid and, easily, one of the best movies of the year. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Movie Retriever (Brian Tallerico)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

This is a breathless, exciting story, heartbreaking and exhilarating at the same time. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Four stars simply aren't enough for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which just may be the most entertaining movie I've ever labeled a masterpiece in these pages. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Sun Online ()

Slumdog offers a million other reasons to enjoy an escapist trip to the cinema, well away from the credit crunch. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Sun Online ()

Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

I'll keep this simple: Cancel whatever you're doing tonight and go see Slumdog Millionaire instead. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)

Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

It's a movie of kaleidoscopic contradictions and dazzling clarity. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)

FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)

Some people might fault "Slumdog" because they perceive it as a fluff piece full of the kind of schmaltz unbecoming to modern cinemagoers. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)

NPR (Bob Mondello)

Romantic, action-packed and always held together by an intriguing social conscience, Slumdog Millionaire is a rapturous crowd pleaser. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at NPR (Bob Mondello)

ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)

Clearly one of the best movies of the year, Slumdog Millionaire is a fine example of why we love to watch movies. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)

EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

"Slumdog Millionaire" is not only Danny Boyle's most exciting and exuberant work since "Trainspotting," a decade ago, it also promises to become the "movie event" of the season, though not in the usual box-office way. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)

A classic story of adversity told with outstanding passion and visual agility...it's almost guaranteed to soothe any viewer with a soft spot for beautifully sculpted contrivance. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)

Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

An epic tale that vividly crosses genres of comedy, romance and gangsterism. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

Onion AV Club (Tasha Robinson)

Slumdog Millionaire features the simplest story Boyle has ever told, which may explain why its many pleasures are so pure. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Onion AV Club (Tasha Robinson)

The Australian (David Stratton)

Dickens would undoubtedly have approved: after all, his stories invariably had happy endings. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at The Australian (David Stratton)

Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)

Pure movie magic -- pulsing with life, oozing authenticity and so drunk on romance that it simply has to end with an exuberant musical number. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Metromix.com (Geoff Berkshire)

Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)

Such style! ...the most exhilarating movie of prestige season, even as it is almost entirely taken up with suffering. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)

ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)

Weaving through Boyle's latest film is a wonderfully transforming coming-of-age thread. It ties up several stories, and does so with heartfelt emotion. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)

Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)

From simple, childhood glee to teenage trouble and heartache, it's the kind of universal story that will leave you breathless. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)

At the Movies (Australia) (David Stratton)

With its fine performances and impressive, if deliberately melodramatic direction, itâ��s a crowd-pleaser which manages to be both distressing and, strangely enough, immensely entertaining. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at At the Movies (Australia) (David Stratton)

Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)

The point isn't whether all of it is implausible -- it is -- but how easily that implausibility seduces us. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)

Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)

The film is a delight. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)

Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

Proof that life provides its own form of education ... The year's best crowd-pleaser. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)

CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)

A story of coincidences and luck and eventually fate, it's a classic, perhaps cliched tale-- but one that has rarely felt or looked so alive. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at CinemaBlend.com (Katey Rich)

MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)

A high point for Danny Boyle and one of the best films of the year. It is written: Slumdog Millionaire is truly a one in a million. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Energetically merges Hollywood with Bollywood. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)

It's as exhilarating as a stiff cup of chai. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)

Indie Movies Online (Kimberly Gadette)

A kaleidoscope of multiplicity -- romance, memoir, coming-of-age, sibling rivalry, gangsterism -- accompanied by trains, always trains, carrying us in, around and through this masterpiece. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Indie Movies Online (Kimberly Gadette)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)

The movie is buoyed by a rich, life-affirming vision of ancient verities in a Brave New Third World that fairly sweeps us away. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)

Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

The best old-fashioned audience picture of the year, a Hollywood-style romantic melodrama that delivers major studio satisfactions in an ultra-modern way. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)

Tulsa World (Michael Smith)

At turns wonderfully entertaining, powerfully heartfelt and downright chilling as it delivers its message: Pay attention, life will tell you all you need to know. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Tulsa World (Michael Smith)

Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)

A rousing celebration of life, love and hope. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)

rec.arts.movies.reviews (David N. Butterworth)

Director Danny Boyle takes a love story, wraps it up in television game show, and delivers it via a kaleidoscopic travelogue of Mumbai. And it works. Splendidly! ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (David N. Butterworth)

Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)

The film is beautifully crafted. Even when surrounded by trash and squalor, the slums burst forth with colors. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)

MTV (Kurt Loder)

It's a unique adventure movie, and it leaves you breathless. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at MTV (Kurt Loder)

Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)

An intoxicating mix of genres: comedy, drama, suspense, even Bollywood-style musical. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Slumdog Millionaire has the goods to bust out as a scrappy contender in the Oscar race. It's modern India standing in for a world in full economic spin. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Boyle's feature draws the viewer in, immersing him in a fast-moving, engaging narrative featuring a protagonist who is so likeable it's almost unfair. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

New Republic (Christopher Orr)

[E]ven at its most harrowing and heartbreaking, Slumdog Millionaire is never less than deliriously entertaining. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at New Republic (Christopher Orr)

Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

Virtually the textbook definition of a crowd-pleaser... ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)

Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)

However improbable those circumstances get, Boyle and writer Simon Beaufoy (who adapted a novel by Vikas Swarup) keep us rooting for Jamal Malik to slay his dragons. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)

Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

Most fairy tales are rooted first in nightmares, and if this story is any indication, there are plenty of those haunting the people of Mumbai. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)

Variety (Todd McCarthy)

Boyle and Beaufoy, working from a novel by Vikas Swarup, uninsistently make the case that the most useful intelligence, in all its forms, comes from life experience. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)

Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)

Boyle confidently mines the feelgood opportunities of Simon Beaufoy's screenplay, adapted from Vikas Swarup's novel, without letting the film collapse into soppiness or sentimentality. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Daily Telegraph (Australia) (Vicky Roach)

Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

Both tragic and joyful, it's like a musically accented Oliver Twist, a lightly curried Frank Capra. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)

What Would Toto Watch? (Christian Toto)

Slumdog Millionaire is just the sort of rags-to-riches yarn that turns Academy voters' heads. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at What Would Toto Watch? (Christian Toto)

PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)

That this sentimental journey is structured as well by the game show connects this jaunty thriller with Boyle's dazzling opus on consumers and/as addicts, Trainspotting. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)

Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)

Bursting with energy, color and a bracing humanism, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is an underdog story that you can feel plenty good about liking. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)

Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)

The film is alive with vibrant colors and strange sights, ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)

Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)

Watching Slumdog Millionaire, it's easy to believe director Danny Boyle has been working toward this brilliantly woven masterwork with each entertaining and diverse tale he's delivered. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)

E! Online (Skylaire Alfvegren)

This spacious meld of old, old-school Hollywood and traditional Indian saga slathered with just a pinch of Bollywood ought to have enough spice and romance for the suburbs. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at E! Online (Skylaire Alfvegren)

One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

An exhilarating experience that transcends the cuteness and contrivance of its basic premise through the sheer bravura of its filmmaking. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)

Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

At times, it feels somewhat schematic and overloaded. But the spirit of the thing -- both the narrative and the filmmaking -- is undeniable. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)

Anyone who is not smiling by the time the Bollywood-style closing-credits dance number arrives is surely dead inside. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)

Potentially treacly material, yet in the hands of director Danny Boyle, Slumdog soars on the strength of its beguiling characters and exotic setting. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)

Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)

Nothing if not more than the sum of its parts. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)

Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)

Slumdog Millionaire does the neat trick of making us both ignore and subliminally enjoy the melodramatic manipulation, distracting us with its multistrand plot and caffeinated editing, before resolving on a predictable but satisfying conclusion ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)

Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)

What is Slumdog Millionaire? A. The next Little Miss Sunshine. B. The greatest movie of all time. C. The most overrated movie of 2008. D. The most un-Danny Boyle Danny Boyle film. Only one answer... ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)

TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)

Despite its elements of brutality, this is a buoyant hymn to life, and a movie to celebrate. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)

New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)

When Boyle pulls back to show us his grand vision, it's a stunner. And everything suddenly falls into place, as if this uncommonly daring film was fated to work from the very start. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)

The Age (Australia) (Sandra Hall)

Beaufoy has deftly honed the book's jagged narrative line, amalgamating characters and building smooth bridges between a collection of vignettes. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at The Age (Australia) (Sandra Hall)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sandra Hall)

Shows [Boyle] at the top of his form. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Sydney Morning Herald (Sandra Hall)

Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)

Like Mumbai, Slumdog pulses and throbs with raw, unadulterated life and the hope for a better Bombay, today. It's brilliant. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)

Cinematical (Kim Voynar)

There's sadness and tragedy within Slumdog Millionaire -- starvation, genocide, child prostitution and overwhelming oppression -- but there's humor, humanity and dignity as well. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Cinematical (Kim Voynar)

Film Threat (Scott Mendelson)

Boyle and Tandan have made an enchanting story about the power of knowledge, knowledge gained from experiences and gained from life itself. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Film Threat (Scott Mendelson)

Film Snobs (Jimmy O)

No Matter What Genre Boyle Delves Into, this is a Beautiful and Suspenseful Fairy Tale. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)

The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)

All of the dots fit together very nicely and this journey is one I would take again in a second. Though I was hoping for tears of joy at the end and I didn't get it. But I was close. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at The Scorecard Review (Jeff Bayer)

Watertown Daily Times (Adam Tobias)

I can't honestly say that I am pulling for Slumdog Millionaire to walk away with the golden statue, but if it does in fact happen, I wouldn't think about complaining for one second. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Watertown Daily Times (Adam Tobias)

This is London (Derek Malcolm)

It�s a fantasy with realist stud marks, full of energy, colour and, frankly, cliché. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at This is London (Derek Malcolm)

Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)

Is it a great movie? For me, it falls well short. But I don't see how anyone could deny that Slumdog Millionaire is terrific, exhilarating, inspirational entertainment. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Daily Mail [UK] (Christopher Tookey)

This is London (Anthony Quinn)

I'm not sure it's a great movie, but it's certainly a great audience movie. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at This is London (Anthony Quinn)

Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)

It is as if we are constantly reminded that we do not drink from the fountain of real wisdom, but rather, with Slumdog Millionaire, it is just a movie, that it is most assuredly written. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Bangitout.com (Jordan Hiller)

L.A. Weekly (Scott Foundas)

Bollywood melodramas it stylistically apes, Boyle's film is unapologetically pop, even as Boyle himself seems to be at once inside and outside the idiom, embracing it while winking slyly at our collective need for escapist fantasy. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at L.A. Weekly (Scott Foundas)

Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)

Like all good fairy tales, this outsize celebration of perseverance and moral triumph contains within it a deeper idea -- in this case, the relative nature of what we think we know, and what's worth knowing at all. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)

Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)

There's never been anything like this densely detailed phantasmagoria -- groundbreaking in substance, damned near earth-shaking in style. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Wall Street Journal (Joe Morgenstern)

Hollywood Reporter (Peter Brunette)

Bottom Line: A high-octane hybrid of Danny Boyle's patented cinematic overkill and Bollywood's ultra-energetic genre conventions that is a little less good than the hype would have it. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Hollywood Reporter (Peter Brunette)

Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)

"Slumdog Millionaire's" game show gambit is both the film's hook and its undoing, intellectually intriguing in its structural use yet emotionally distancing in failing to suspend disbelief. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)

Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

Slumdog Millionaire is nothing if not an enjoyably far-fetched piece of rags-to-riches wish fulfillment. It's like the Bollywood version of a Capra fable sprayed with colorful drops of dark-side-of-the-Third-World squalor. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)

Old School Reviews (John A. Nesbit)

Boyle's dynamic camera angles and lively pacing memorably tour the Indian landscape ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Old School Reviews (John A. Nesbit)

Newsday (Rafer Guzman)

An entertaining, ingenious yarn, despite a few loose ends. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Newsday (Rafer Guzman)

Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)

The real star of the film is not a person but a city, the vertiginous, exciting, massively overcrowded 'maximum city' of Mumbai. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Boyle uses the stomping rhythms of Bollywood showtunes just as he used the thrusting beat of Iggy Pop to drive Trainspotting, and the result is his best picture since that 1996 hit. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Film Journal International (Kevin Lally)

Clever, stylish and highly entertaining, Slumdog Millionaire is one of the rare foreign-language films with potential to reach a big stateside audience. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Film Journal International (Kevin Lally)

Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)

A romantic drama about fate's forceful hand at work is a charming film that sometimes feels too much like City of God to be a film about love. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)

New York Press (Armond White)

Boyle is a poverty pimp with an Avid. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at New York Press (Armond White)

Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)

... Director Danny Boyle paints a vivid, painful picture of child exploitation, racism, jealousy, violence and survival. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)

Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)

It's a diverting yarn, one pulsing with unexpected sights and sounds. Sometimes you'd swear you can smell this movie. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)

Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)

Engineered to go down easy, Slumdog Millionaire is occasionally chilling and frequently delightful in its artifice. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)

Tolucan Times (Tony Medley)

This is an interesting, inventively told, look at life in India, but Oscar-quality? With apologies to John McEnroe, you cannot be serious. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Tolucan Times (Tony Medley)

Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)

The storytelling is wobbly at times, but the tale itself is so engaging you'll overlook all that. Well, most of it, anyway. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)

jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)

Worth seeing, but you slog through a lot of muck and mire to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)

Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)

The remarkably versatile Danny Boyle renders a tale both harrowing and touching, without becoming maudlin. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)

New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)

Strangely, much of the film is so overwhelming as sheer mass spectacle that it serves as a sobering view of an overpopulated part of the world that defies any judgmental analysis. In this respect, Bollywood is merely Hollywood on fantasy steroids. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)

Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)

Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire is trying very hard to be a Dickensian fable for our time. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)

Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)

A simple yet euphoric rags-to-riches drama, one that shoehorns in terror, action and an unusual amount of class politics for mainstream entertainment. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Time Out New York (Joshua Rothkopf)

Can Magazine (Fred Topel)

I get why Slumdog Millionaire is getting all the raves. It's well done and it's the kind of movie that gets people's attention. Just not mine. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Can Magazine (Fred Topel)

Cinema Writer (Jay Antani)

It's about time we come up with a name for how...Third World cultures are exploited by Western filmmakers. Thirdploitation, anyone? ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Cinema Writer (Jay Antani)

Chicago Reader (J. R. Jones)

The movie brushes against some of India's worst social ills, but it's essentially a fairy tale. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Chicago Reader (J. R. Jones)

Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)

Patel is likable as Jamal, and Kapoor and Khan are terrific as always. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)

New York Magazine (David Edelstein)

Slumdog Millionaire is [Boyle's] liveliest fusion of style and content since Trainspotting. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)

New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

A gaudy, gorgeous rush of color, sound and motion, Slumdog Millionaire doesn�t travel through the lower depths, it giddily bounces from one horror to the next. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

Guardian [UK] (Peter Bradshaw)

Despite being overpraised - it arrives garlanded with the kind of reviews that must have come out after the opening night of King Lear - this is still very effective entertainment. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Guardian [UK] (Peter Bradshaw)

Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)

I have the uneasy feeling I may be the only critic on planet Earth who isn�t going to be sprinkling stars over Slumdog like confetti, but I bet you £1m we�ll see better this year. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)

I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)

Why, when Boyle has for half a film been such a devastating purveyor of social class suffering, would he turn as glossy as a Disney cartoon? ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)

tonymacklin.net (Tony Macklin)

2008 Oscars: This is a lock. I keep trying to find a way that Slumdog won't win I can't. Let the industry have its Slumdog. This year I think I'm going to need hair of the dog. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at tonymacklin.net (Tony Macklin)

San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

It's fair to say that the movie ends so well that it will redeem the entire experience for many viewers. It all depends on how you feel about the sluggish 90 minutes that went before. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)

Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

There's certainly some very good direction, editing and acting - especially by the kids. But the adult actors just didn't seem to carry the weight of the harrowing back story. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

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TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)

An overly convenient romantic drama that feels too prefabricated to be bought into. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)

About.com (Marcy Dermansky)

A conceit that grows horribly stale. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at About.com (Marcy Dermansky)

eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

What a story like this requires is a gentle subtlety, but Boyle is certainly not gentle and far from subtle. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)

As the flash and burn of Boyle's imagery loses its sugar high, the limp proposition that it's covering up becomes more and more evident. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)

eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)

Danny Boyle's hyperactive camera and rude-boy style strain to manipulate us into the emotions the script doesn't honestly earn. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)

Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

Like every non-nutritious piffle hastily-consumed, the guilty reflection will come in the long hours after. ...read the complete Slumdog Millionaire movie review at Film Freak Central (Walter Chaw)

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