Slumdog Millionaire

Finally got to see the hype and frankly quite disappointed  (5/10) 

Pros: good story line, fast pace, good music, good acting from the child artists

Cons: mediocre acting from majority of the cast, sketchy editing causing very weird flow of the movie, not the best of directions i have seen for an oscar winning movie.

I guess the west just fell in love with what can be referred to "joi de vivre" outlook of lower echelons of Indian life. One of the likable aspect of the movie is that most of the toubled and sad scenes of the movie are directed with indifference of an observer. 
I am not sure what was so good about direction. Although the pace of movie was good I felt the overall flow was patchy at best. 

Music was a saving grace but then again we Rahman and this is a very simple contribution from him. (Consider music for Satya, Bombay, Taal and numerous others which were brilliant) 
Acting was mediocre at best from all characters. 
Among others, Mother India and Salam Bombay, were movies to reach the Oscar pedastal. These movies didn't win anything there. But am sure if they were American Production they would  sweep away. Nevertheless, I hope the movie does good for our nation at large and our movie industry at least.