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Blackmail (1939)
Good But Not Excellent
My review does contain a spoiler.
If a man broke out of prison by striking a guard and risking the lives of others, wouldn't he be tried for that infraction when caught even if he was found to be innocent of the original crime? I think a better and more credible scenario would be for the main character to be inadvertently set free by some accidents in the prison such as a fire or storm or a train wreck during as prison transfer...
A number of prisoners broke free in the accident so the police would be looking for quite a few escapees and not just one man, making it a bit easier for Ingram to get through. Also, later on he would not be in trouble for planning and initiating the escape and attacking a guard.
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Wonderful!
It is a wonderful film on so many levels: a rags to riches tale, a story of India's class and religious conflicts and its growth as a society, an adventure, a love story...It's a modern Dickens novel par excellence.
My only beef is the lack of recognition of the main actors by the producer and director at last night's Golden Globe awards. One guy did not even mention their names in his acceptance speech; the other guy mentioned only their first names in passing. Was it racism, guys? Next time, mention Dev Patel and Freida Pinto and the others by their full names. You have another chance at the Oscar's.