Lion
Lion
PG-13 | 25 November 2016 (USA)
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A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

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cmc2392

The great biopic film show real life actors who had good family and close to his older brother. Love the child actor who is cool great star better than Slumdog Millionaire. He get chance meeting celebrities. Unfortunately, after OBama end era, Trump ban to see Hollywood. The film is very touching loss of brother( family ).

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Neil Welch

From a poor rural Indian family, 5-year old Saroo ends up in Calcutta, over 1,000 miles from home. Unable to explain where he comes from, he is ultimately adopted by an Australian family. Still troubled by the memories of his first family, the invention of GoogleEarth enables him to look for the childhood home he lostThis is a great, great story, and I really wanted to like this film rather more than I did.There is a lot which is good about it. Dev Patel as adult Saroo is excellent, Nicole Kidman and David Wenham are both good as his adoptive Australian parents - I had to put to one side my feeling that they are the "go to" Australians for these sort of parts in recognition of box-office clout - and Sunny Pawar as young Saroo is also very good. So the performances work. The location work, both in India and Australia is also good although, again I had to put a lid on a strong feeling that I had only recently seen Indian youngsters suffering hard times in slums in Slumdog Millionaire.But two things meant that this film was not the success for me which I had hoped it would be. One was the fact that I think it would have worked much better as a dramatisation than an adaptation - if the narrative had not featured Saroo's fellow adoptee, his troubled "brother" Mantosh, or his American girlfriend Lucy, both of whom were major obstructions to the narrative flow without having any dramatic purpose (other than that they actually existed), the film wouldn't have felt quite so bumpy.And the other thing is that much of it took far too long to make its point or, having made it, lingered far too long before moving on. I understood the purpose of showing us the enormity of 5-year old Saroo vs Calcutta - how huge, how daunting, how terrifying for a small child. But I think the audience - or this member of it, at any rate - got the point a good 10 minutes before it stopped being shown. Ditto the train journey to Calcutta. Ditto Saroo moping around Melbourne.The film is 2 hours long, and would have been a much more involving experience at half an hour less.I wouldn't discourage anyone from seeing it - the final sequence is worth seeing on its own - but, for me, it was a worthy effort which didn't quite succeed.

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kellycallaghan

"A heart filling, inspirational film done right...deeply moving...a gripping film...the power of technology creates spectacular moments like this..."Director, Garth Davis, adapts the extraordinary fictional story of Brierley's life into his film 'Lion', which is the creation of award winning material. Brierley's separation from his family across the globe, with only decades-old memories to guide him home and the lifesaver of technology to lead them back together in the end. Davis grounds the cultural authenticity throughout the movie, with the first half of the film in Hindi. He even includes actors in which english is their second language speak english for the purpose of the majority of the American audience from reading the subtitles. Each actor is uniquely a stand out in their roles, which contribute to the fantastic setting and storyline displayed through the impressive filmmaking. Sunny Pawar truly captivated his audience, despite that was his first acting role ever. The amazing Dev Patel carries the rest of the film in strong hope of finding his family. Stars such as Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and David Wenham well delivered such passionate roles.Davis offers a distinctive story through "Lion" that is definitely appropriate, inspiring and thrilling for everyone.

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biancaclark-05018

Lion is beautiful in so many ways. A film that captivates its audience from the first minute to the very last, that leaves you feeling unconditionally empathetic and invested in the simple yet heart-wrenching storyline.A beautiful introduction to the film with the peaceful, serene setting of Saroo indulged and mesmerised by the butterflies that shows a person's love and appreciation for the little things in life that leaves the audience feeling truly compassionate. Every actor present in the film showcased endearing and outstanding performances.The film delicatly addresses and presents the harsh realities of this lifestyle in a compelling way. Its hard to find a fault, the soundtrack that beautifully accompany's the superb acting of the cast and the presentation of the true story.Highly recommend watching this beautiful rollercoaster of emotions. Its a masterpiece.

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