Lion 2017 Movie Review | Garth Davis, Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel, Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Hollywood Movie Review

Composed by Epuri Siva Prasad | On 23rd February 2017

Lion is a 2016 drama film directed by Garth Davis (in his feature debut) and written by Luke Davies, supported the non-fiction book a long way Home by Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose. The film stars Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman.

 Lion Movie Rating : 4/5

The film, that had its world premiere at the toronto International film festival on September ten, 2016, was discharged in an exceedingly limited release on november 25, 2016, by The Weinstein Company before opening wide on January 6, 2017. it absolutely was released in Australia on January 19, 2017 and within the united kingdom on Jan 20, 2017. It received largely positive reviews, and has grossed $76 million worldwide. It received six Academy Award nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, as well as Best picture, Best Supporting Actor (Patel), Best Supporting actress (Kidman) and Best adapted playscript. It additionally received 5 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning 2 for Best Supporting Actor (Patel) and Best adapted screenplay.

LION STORY: Lion is an improbable reality story of Saroo Brierley, a 5-year-old Indian boy, who gets separated from his poor family. an empty train carriage drags him to kolkata, a town that does not speak his language. Miles off from his home, attempt human traffickers and kid predators, he eventually gets adopted by a compassionate couple in Australia. twenty five years later, revenant memory flashes of his childhood propel him to go looking for his lost home and birth mother in India, with the assistance of Google’s mapping program.

LION REVIEW: Director Garth Davis' six oscar nominative debut picture show is a gut-wrenching true story that tugs at your heartstrings. Do take a bunch of tissues on for this one's an absolute tear-jerker.

While Dev Patel, because the older Saroo and Nicole Kidman, his Australian adoptive mother Sue, deserve the accolades they need been obtaining, it’s Sunny Pawar, who actually deserves an oscar. he's competently supported by Abhishek Bharate, who plays his older brother Guddu. The kids’ reserved performances, sans histrionics are noteworthy.

What additionally makes this emotional roller coaster special is Luke Davies’ powerful adapted screenplay. Garth’s storytelling is equally compelling as he causes you to see yourself in Saroo and endure his pain. The narrative evokes fear, concern and compassion while not being preachy and that’s rare for a movie of this genre. Lion has some minor hitches although. The last half gets sluggish and Rooney Mara’s unconnectedness to the story interrupts the interesting narrative.

While Sunny is the actor here, Dev and Nicole, prove their mettle as actors in an exceedingly sorrowful moment, that’s maybe the most effective scene of the film. Tears trickle down your cheeks as Sue tells Saroo why she selected to adopt him once she might have had her own kids.

The cinematography and background score do justice to the film’s sensibility. Tannishtha Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui build a powerful guest look.

Sad yet uplifting, frightening yet inspirational, Lion breaks your heart into a thousand items and puts them back along within the finish. It causes you to believe miracles and embrace hardships by celebrating courageousness and resilience in its own distinctive approach.