Chuck Mayer
Senior HTF Member
I can't believe I'm the first to post about the film, but what they hey
I am a Danny Boyle fan. I made the decision a while back to just see whatever the guy makes. It's worked out for me so far. Fortunately for me, the guy jumps genres pretty much every film.
This one took a little bit. It timeshifts from the get-go, and it took me about 20-30 minutes to get into its rhythm. But once I did, it was a very interestingly told love story. Almost blithely, it rolls through some horrendous events, circumstances, and people. Because the protagonists are children, it sees these things with the innocence and wonder a youth might. It reminded me of City of God more than once, and that is high praise.
It examined a part of the world I am wholly unfamiliar with, and I truly enjoyed that aspect.
I'd like to fit it into a box for a review, but it's just not possible. I do highly recommend the film to anyone with an open cinematic mind.
Last things:
1) The older Latika (Freida Pinto) is ridiculously attractive.
2) Brilliant score.
3) If you don't love the end credits, you probably have no soul.
9/10,
Chuck
I am a Danny Boyle fan. I made the decision a while back to just see whatever the guy makes. It's worked out for me so far. Fortunately for me, the guy jumps genres pretty much every film.
This one took a little bit. It timeshifts from the get-go, and it took me about 20-30 minutes to get into its rhythm. But once I did, it was a very interestingly told love story. Almost blithely, it rolls through some horrendous events, circumstances, and people. Because the protagonists are children, it sees these things with the innocence and wonder a youth might. It reminded me of City of God more than once, and that is high praise.
It examined a part of the world I am wholly unfamiliar with, and I truly enjoyed that aspect.
I'd like to fit it into a box for a review, but it's just not possible. I do highly recommend the film to anyone with an open cinematic mind.
Last things:
1) The older Latika (Freida Pinto) is ridiculously attractive.
2) Brilliant score.
3) If you don't love the end credits, you probably have no soul.
9/10,
Chuck