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Loves SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE!

Ain't It Cool News came out with not one but TWO new reviews of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, both of them extremely positive. Excepts are provided below, plus links to the articles in their entirety.

From The Amber Spyglass:

• "The way the movie seamlessly flows in and out of the present and the past is what really makes this work. The writing and especially editing were very, very good..."

• "I really believe this movie could go the way of 'Juno,' 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'Sideways' before it, and be the art film break out of the year and be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. The soundtrack was such a perfect complement to the film..."

• "I believe it will be talked about a lot during the coming Awards season. I don’t want to sound too pushy, or 'plant'-like, but this movie really is very good. The love story aspect, about your destiny, about it all being written, about overcoming all the odds, it’s just a movie that I really believe is a very good film and I strongly urge you to check it out if you feel like it."

From NotaryDPO:

• "The manner in which [Jamal's] story unfolds is pretty remarkable... Distant past, recent past and present play off of one another almost seamlessly, echoing one another in ways that are humorous, surprising and, on a few occasions, absolutely devastating." 

• "I think that this is Boyle's best film by an enormous margin and one that deserves to find a huge audience. People will respond strongly to 'Slumdog Millionaire' as both a love story and the ultimate rags-to-riches tale."

• "What I was most thankful for is that the most horrific aspects of Jamal's childhood have not been softened in order to make the film an easier one for audiences to sit through. Many people will compare the first half 'Slumdog' to 'City of God.' Visually they have a lot in common, including dizzying, vibrant use of color and ever-roaming camerawork. Having fully transported us to a world we've never seen, neither film allows us to look away when we most want to." 

• "I'm really looking forward to seeing this one again." 

Read both posts in their entirety at Ain't It Cool News