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'Slumdog Millionaire': The Great Escape

Danny Boyle's film is a hugely appealing slice of old-school Hollywood -- and Bollywood -- escapism.
Metroland  |  John Brodeur  |  12-18-2008  |  Reviews

'Slumdog Millionaire' is Worth the Pricenew

I'm not entirely sure how a film in which a small boy gets permanently blinded by someone deliberately pouring hot liquid onto his eyeballs while he's unconscious ends up being hyped (by critics and audiences alike) as the "feel-good" movie of the year, but that's the strange case with Slumdog Millionaire.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Matt Brunson  |  12-10-2008  |  Reviews

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