From its direction to acting, editing, and soundtrack it is a near-perfect film. Not only does it in my opinion address the reality of the poor in the world, thus making fantastic social commentary, but it finds a way to captivate the audience with beautiful storytelling, laced with terrific sound and song, and a story that is terrifically entertaining. In the two-hour movie I was never bored, not an instant, not a second; I didn't want the movie to end it was so good, but it does end, and after looking back on it, it ends in a way that convinces many in the audience of the things that are really important. Faith, Hope, and Love!

I can think of a passage from the Bible this movie drove home. 1st Corinthians 13:13 states; "For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love."

Slumdog Millionaire, in a beautiful way, also reminded me of the story of Cain and Abel from the Bible. And it also shows the power we can have when we exercise faith and live life as if there is purpose, lives driven by love, focused on love despite heartache, difficulty, terror, and an existence at times resembling Hell on Earth. We see how one can conquer adversity, even coming at the hands of one who is supposed to love; we see the horror of hate, even when it comes at the hands of religion. We see it all, but ultimately, we see the power of love and the ability of that love to deliver faith and hope to the multitudes around us.

I loved virtually everything about this film. It was a rare gem where I expected a great deal, and it delivered beyond my lofty expectations. I will see it again, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Slumdog Millionaire deserves an even larger audience than it is getting. It is a film that does everything a film is supposed to.

How good is it? Well, it swept all 4 categories in the Golden Globes it was nominated for including Best Drama, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Screenplay. For a little-known film that a lot of people haven't heard about, we can see that even when it comes to awards, the underdog, the unknown, the orphan of the movie world can still win. The inspiration continues.

On a scale of 1 -- 10, while this is not the most perfect movie you will ever see, it is pretty close; so, for each of the actors that played the primary three characters in the film, plus the obnoxiously evil host of the show (not Regis or Meredith) I give a very deserving 10

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