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1. Hrair Panossian 01.23.09 / 11am

   I also think that this is a great movie that’s worth every penny. I also thought that the acting in this movie was surprisingly good, and the way that all of the stories walk in on each other was terrific. See it!
2. Violet Campbell 04.13.09 / 2pm

   I have to say that I loved this movie–its story, dialogue, acting etc. But there are only so many times I can watch the kind of torture that is shown in Slumdog Millionaire, and that’s one. I would definitely recommend it to people who aren’t squeamish.
3. Nick Greenwald 07.17.09 / 2pm

   I had heard from many people that I needed to watch Slumdog Millionaire because it was a very good movie. After many weeks I finally watched it on Pay-Per-View and was not disappointed. The film is about a young boy in India named Jamal Malik who is a poor orphan living in extreme poverty. Jamal gets a chance to go on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire and wins the entire show. But, Indian government officials interrogate Jamal to see how a poor uneducated young man could answer so many questions right. As the officials ask Jamal how he got each specific question right the film goes back and shows the exact moment in Jamal’s life when he learned the answer. The flashbacks show a variety of extremely difficult life experiences that Jamal overcame. I personally found the movie to be extremely inspirational and recommended it to all. Slumdog Millionaire perfectly exemplifies how anyone can overcome any circumstance and become monetarily successful, but more importantly find true love.
4. Tamara Mamukelashvili 10.29.09 / 10am

   This movie is very well done. Danny Boyle tells the story in every aspect, in very interesting and rich way. visually gives you a lot to see about the characters or about the story as it develops. technical wise, use of camera and its angels, tells the audience more about the upcoming scenes. Has a tremendous story. and keeps you awake the entire movie. Details are very well thought out. It’s very good movie and I suggest everyone to see it.
5. Ryan Lien 11.23.09 / 10pm

   I think this movie was absolutely amazing! The story behind Jamal Malik and the adventure he has making it all the way to the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” is very inspirational and portrays the message to never give up on your dreams no matter how terrible things are going. One moment, things are going great for Jamal and within the very next scene, Jamal is spying on his friend and witness’s the bad guys blind his friend with a scolding piece of metal. Every part of this movie draws the audience’s full attention and keeps everyone on the edge of their seats pondering what is going to happen next. I really enjoyed this movie and I recommend that everybody takes an opportunity to see it.
6. Karina Riley 02.19.10 / 10am

   I chose to read this review because I wanted to comment about a movie I had already seen. Conlin’s description of Danny Boyle’s film is perfect. He is right, there are no words to explain the intelligence this film brings to the big screen, however he does a fantastic job. It took me about a year to see this film even after everyone else who had seen it told me I was missing out. I guess I just didn’t understand to what extent.
7. Manpreet Toor 07.26.13 / 3pm

   Slumdog Millionaire was an amazing movie. I agree with the author of this review, I was completely awestruck when I watched this film. The actors played their characters as if it was there own lives they were recreating. This film portrayed life events that occur in the slums everyday, but also gave the audience a new insight. It was interesting how Jamal knew every answer to the questions asked during the game show. All because he had experienced something that taught him those answers within his lifetime. One can truly see the struggles faced in Jamal’s everyday life and the obstacles he had to overcome. This film was truly outstanding.

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