MOVIE REVIEW: Slumdog Millionaire

I watched Slumdog Millionaire a few days ago. Check out the list of awards it was nominated for/won. (Source: Wikipedia)

2009 Academy Awards

• Won: Best Picture
• Won: Best Director – Danny Boyle
• Won: Best Original Score – A. R. Rahman
• Won: Best Original Song – "Jai Ho", by A. R. Rahman (music) & Gulzar (lyrics)
• Won: Best Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy
• Won: Best Cinematography – Anthony Dod Mantle
• Won: Best Film Editing – Chris Dickens
• Won: Best Sound Mixing – Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Ian Tapp
• Nominated: Best Sound Editing – Tom Sayers (lost to The Dark Knight)
• Nominated: Best Original Song – "O... Saya", by A. R. Rahman & M.I.A. (lyrics)

To be honest, there was so much hype about the movie, that I was actually expecting something more. Don't get me wrong. I really, really liked the movie, but I was expecting (and hoping) to be blown away by it, and I wasn't. I don't think it's a masterpiece. But it's a beautiful story about a young man, who risks practically everything, and rises above his circumstances for the young woman he loves. It's worth seeing, and I'd recommend it!