The film has all the elements necessary to make it a major winner in general release, and a dark horse Oscar contender. It's superbly acted, wonderfully photographed, and full of rich, unconventional location work. Dev Patel has us rooting for the shy, good-natured Jamal from the beginning. Freida Pinto is beguiling as Latika. Anil Kapoor, a big name in Bollywood, is deliciously devious as the gameshow host whose motives are ruled by more than a desire to see his program get good ratings. Imagine Alex Trebek after having been seduced by the dark side of the force. The story works on multiple levels - it can be seen as a sweeping romance, as a thriller, or as a glimpse at the ways in which a fast-developing economy is convulsing the fabric of Indian society. Some of the film's funniest and most satirical scenes occur within a massive call bank where customer service operatives try to convince callers that they are not, in fact, located in a foreign country. The movie ends with a grand Bollywood song-and-dance number that is not to be missed. Placed between the conclusion of the story proper and the end credits, this sequence dares anyone to leave the theater in anything but the best of spirits.

Chip is happy that Wall-E is paving through the contenders.

Hell, so am I. What, what other five films this year will be/are better?

You live in Canada's answer to Utah.

You've never actually been outside America, have you?

I'll wait on further word to take out Button.

Oh god, no! That's the only film left that I'll actually be able to see in the calender year that I'm looking forward to.

Do you think that if the Academy snubs The Dark Knight for a BP nom at this point it would cause a scandal?

No.