Review: ‘Millionaire’ pays off

In "Slumdog Millionaire," directed by the whiz-bang fabulist Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting," "Sunshine"), Jamal (Dev Patel), an 18-year-old Indian orphan who has spent his life scavenging on the streets, lands as a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," and he wins -- big.

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