Film - Slumdog Millionaire

I enjoyed watching Slumdog Millionaire last week. Overall, I'd give it about 3.5 out of 5 - it is definitely worth watching watching, has great acting throughout, and it wonderfully captures the dark, manic beating pulse of Mumbai. However, I do think the film has been over hyped, and that the unrealistic premise that holds the story together conflicts with a film that is otherwise very realistic, gritty and un-Bollywood like.

Is this the beginning of a wave of mainstream films from India? Perhaps. The provider's of entertaining film reviews at 'Ain't it Cool' have this to say about the upcoming 'Chandni Chowk to China' (backed by Warner Bros):

'... imagine KUNG FU HUSTLE mixed with a Bruce Lee movie mixed with the 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN mixed with SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, with a dash of MOULIN ROUGE, James Bond and an Adam Sandler movie. I know that last ingredient smells bad, but trust me… when you mix it all together it makes a delicious dish.'