Freeze Frame: A Snapshot Look at November Movies
By Lisa Collins, Hollywood.com Staff
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Slumdog Millionaire
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Date: November 12
Cast: Dev Patel, Mia Drake, Freida Pinto, Imran Hasnee
Scoop: An illiterate street-kid (Dev Patel) wins the jackpot on Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He had gone onto the game show to reach his missing girlfriend, who he knows watches the show religiously. When he wins the jackpot, he is suspected of cheating.
If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, We Say: We know what's about to happen next -- at least we think we know what's about to go down. Thankfully, with two eager, attractive fresh faces, courtesy of Fox Searchlight and Warner Bros., we're brought into a romance with new flava...finally an element of surprise.
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Snapshot Prediction: 3 out of 5 stars
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