Slumdog Millionaire

Gritty, enchanting and melodramatic Slumdog Millionaire is a rags-to-riches fairy tale beginning in the slums and ending on the glittery India TV set of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” This is the kind of movie that everybody loves . . . there will be much good word of mouth. Expect friends and family who might be hip enough to seek it out in the local independent cinema house to rave on and on about how great Slumdog is. It isn’t. Style almost buries the story and, of course, like all fairy tales the coincidences were so many I was groaning. [ RT ]