Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

What an original movie! Constantly flipping back and forth between romantic drama, crime thriller, and inspirational rags-to-riches story, it kept my interest every minute. Jamal is a very likable character, but not overly idealized. The film plays with the idea of luck and suspension of disbelief (it's very hard to believe that most of the questions asked to him could be answered based on childhood experiences) but that's half the fun. As the movie switches around between Jamal's building romance, his occasionally brutal interrogation, and tense clips from his time on the game show, not a moment of it all is boring. It wasn't the best movie I've ever seen or anything, but it was vastly satisfying and did everything it was supposed to do, and I would not hesitate to recommend it. 4 stars.