Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is essentially a love story, and despite the great lengths protagonist Jamal Malik goes to just to reunite with his lover, it still makes it look like a Disney Cinderalla-esque teen flick at heart.
However, to director Danny Boyle's and co-director Loveleen Tandan's credit, the movie becomes more alive and real with clips of his childhood experiences and interrogation scenes. Credit also has to be given to the casting of actors, especially of the child actors whom were reportedly found simply off the streets of Mumbai.
To be frank, the real gem of the movie lies in the adventures of their childhood, which the director managed to capture the innocent yet massive energy of these street children. Scenes like the one where Jamal had to dive into a pile of shit just to escape the outhouse and try to get Amitabh Bachan's autograph and succeeded were certainly a great laugh, yet it also displays the determination of the protagonist to reach his goal. Of course this might also be because of the great acting put in by the child actors, who managed to act out their parts yet still bring in certain dimensions to the characters unbelievably well. It really is hard to fathom that these children aren't even actors, just children the production team found in the streets.
I particularly liked the dialogue, where the first few minutes into the movie you get to hear Jamal's jailer calling him a dog and a "madaar-chode".
All in all, Slumdog Millionaire is a great film to catch, a film that manages to blend Bollywood and Hollywood elements rather well, is definitely a film worth paying $8 for.