love-sanne-love I watched the movie with my mom and that made it a lot sadder. i consistently wanted to grab her hand, as a little girl. the actors were surprisingly good. Especially the little boy and Dev Patel. I did find the overall storyline a bit strangly divided. doing 50/50 in a story of 20 years apart felt wrong. for example Dev's character did buy a house and moved in their in like 5 minutes. he also fell in love with rooney in seconds. i wanted more romance okey! the scene's with the real mother got me sad. the fact it was a real village with real people made it even more so.

andrearhodes-13133 What makes Lion a must watch is the uplifting story and great performances especially from young Sunny Pawar. This journey isn't cliched and Garth Davies(in his directorial debut) makes sure he hits all the right notes and doesn't pander to sentimentality which can happen in movies of this kind.(Go watch Lion for its sheer uplifting story)

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.

gcagiloaloa LION was a fantastic film that must be watched by everyone. All actors were amazing but I was absolutely blown away by Sunny Pawar, who played young Saroo. He pulled the audience's heart strings with the struggles he faced trying to return home. I was also equally amazed at the child actor that played the role of Saroo's adopted brother. His performance in the short amount of time he had on screen was raw and astounding. He managed to make the audience feel various emotions and you can see that he must of faced a lot of conflict and has suffered which made him the way he is now. Both child actors gave an outstanding performance in their roles. When Saroo is a grown man he has relationship problems with his girlfriend which created some drama. I thought this was unnecessary and was not needed in the film. Otherwise, the film was great and all the actors did an outstanding job in their roles.