Mr. LaSalle is 100% correct about the extremely coincidental timing issue, but that doesn't require nearly as much suspension of disbelief as you might think. About the rest of the story, he's just plain wrong. Other than this convenient chronology, the story of "Slumdog Millionaire" is as flawless as I have ever seen. You should trust me on this because I've, like, studied screenwriting and stuff. I left the theater thinking that this movie was perfectly constructed, and that's even after suffering through the de rigeur Bollywood dance scene. Oops, I've said too much. Dammit, I wish that the internet would allow people to go back and erase things after they've written them! All my stupid eraser does is leave smudges on the screen.
Also, even though the advertisements bill "Slumdog Millionaire" as the "feel-good movie of the decade," there is still some suspense going into the final showdown. You know it's going to end well, but there are a number of ways in which that could play out. You'll know more quickly than others how the story will end if you happen to be a big Alexander Dumas fan, but again, I've said too much. Stupid eraser.
The bottom line is that every minute that you waste reading this review could, and should, be spent watching the movie. It's practically a lock to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, so go see it now and avoid that post-Oscar rush.
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DANCE SCENE??? You're a jokester from way back, I realize, but please tell me there isn't a dance scene. I assumed that Danny Boyle worked outside of the Bollywood system and wouldn't have to go through that nonsense. My enthusiasm to go see this movie is waning.
Yep. Spoiler alert, but there actually is a dance scene. I figured Boyle threw it in there for camp factor, but he even foreshadowed it, so it had some legitimacy. It was weird, but don't let that stop you from going to see the movie. Let all of the violence against children stop you from going to see it.
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