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(1 - 50) of 54 OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh Page   12   > Next 5/5 "Hacía mucho que no salía tan conmovido por una película, con lágrimas de alegría mezcladas con las de la congoja ante ciertas realidades, golpeado por la belleza de lo simple, por la magia del cine."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez 5/5 "Captivatingly told, dynamically directed and superbly acted; Slumdog Millionaire is near unfaultable."   Cut Print Review   Anders Wotzke "we may feel somewhat bamboozled by the beguilingly colourful ride this film takes us on... but there is also a more real, altogether less salubrious Indian history on offer here for those who have eyes to see."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel "'Slumdog Millionaire' is a unique and memorable film -- one that's practically impossible to resist."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 5/5 "(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."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A- "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."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "...equal parts Dickensian grotesquery, Horatio Alger striving, '90s arthouse growl, and Bollywood flair."   PopMatters   Chris Barsanti 2/5 "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."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin A- "Director Danny Boyle has made a cross-cultural milestone that plays with the edgy enrgy of "Trainspotting," albeit with considerable influence from its vibrant Mumbai (formerly Bombay) locations and talented cast."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "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."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 4.5/5 "It's as exhilarating as a stiff cup of chai."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2/5 "What a story like this requires is a gentle subtlety, but Boyle is certainly not gentle and far from subtle."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 3.5/4 "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!"   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 3.5/4 "Virtually the textbook definition of a crowd-pleaser..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair A- "Energetically merges Hollywood with Bollywood."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "The film does an excellent job projecting suspense among all castes gathered in front of television sets while watching a popular quiz show in India."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 2/4 "An overly convenient romantic drama that feels too prefabricated to be bought into."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman A "Some people might fault "Slumdog" because they perceive it as a fluff piece full of the kind of schmaltz unbecoming to modern cinemagoers."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens 3/5 "Un cuento de hadas moderno, brillantemente servido para encantar. Tiene humor, picardía, sensibilidad, romance, suspenso y una estupenda banda sonora. Y no hay que tomárselo demasiado en serio."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B+ "Anyone who is not smiling by the time the Bollywood-style closing-credits dance number arrives is surely dead inside."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider "Shows how a critic-pleasing film can be every bit as overbearing as a crowd-pleasing one"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce 3.5/4 "...adventurous and exuberantly triumphant. Clearly, this underdog rags-to-riches saga percolates in originality and blistering spirit...fascinatingly lyrical and mischievous"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B+ "An exhilarating experience that transcends the cuteness and contrivance of its basic premise through the sheer bravura of its filmmaking."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "A phantasmagorical movie directed by Danny Boyle filled with dazzling and varied sights of India, characters we can identify with and cheer for, and a jubilant message about destiny and love."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B- "Pitched between artifice and authenticity, the film succeeds as neither."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3.5/4 "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."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 5/5 "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."   Redbox   James Rocchi 2.5/4 "It's about time we come up with a name for how...Third World cultures are exploited by Western filmmakers. Thirdploitation, anyone?"   Cinema Writer   Jay Antani 4/4 "A crazy kaleidoscope of craft and color that's a matchless homage to India's limitless favelas"   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 8/10 "An unapologetic modern fairy tale ... The construct is so appealing, it's almost instantly classic."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy B "Boyle's dynamic camera angles and lively pacing memorably tour the Indian landscape"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit 3/4 "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."   Bangitout.com   Jordan Hiller 4.0/4.0 "... lives up to its premise even at its most far-fetched, creating a beautifully realized and edited film."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson B ""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."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "The ... all-too-convincing squalor and misery ... make the feel-good ending seem righteously earned."   Miss FlickChick   Maitland McDonagh 6/10 "Much of the story seems distorted for melodramatic effect. The concept of the film makes it seem light, but the first reel is very violent and perhaps harrowing."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "[An] enchanting movie about love and destiny and honor and perseverance and how a sh*tload of money cannot ever hope to measure up to them..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/4 "Funny, emotional, exhilarating."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina 4/4 "As the end credits rolled, all I could think was, I've got to see this again, soon!"   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/4 "Slumdog Millionaire is fantasy yet its hyperactively effervescent (if still personal, intimate) portrait of both ingrained social barriers and altruism's ability to demolish them is genuine and sweet."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3/5 "Difícil compreender como o roteiro pedestre de Beaufoy, a direção comprometida de Boyle e o próprio filme arrebanharam tantos troféus e placas nos últimos meses."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 5/5 ""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."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 5/5 "A blast of raw, colourful energy elevates this gritty tale into one of the most enjoyable films of the year"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 2/5 "Danny Boyle's hyperactive camera and rude-boy style strain to manipulate us into the emotions the script doesn't honestly earn."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B+ "Nothing if not more than the sum of its parts."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick A- "The point isn't whether all of it is implausible -- it is -- but how easily that implausibility seduces us."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux A "This is an unusual hybrid of film styles. It is also upbeat (despite some real tragic elements) and likable in a very infectious way."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 5/5 "... this production could well be billed as the most entertaining film of 2008."   JWR   S. James Wegg 10/10 "Brutal and beautiful, tragic and joyful, it's one of the year's best movies, a must-see!"   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger  (1 - 50) of 54 OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh Page   12   > Next