>>he kept slipping into his natural british accent which is
>odd
>>for a kid from the slums in india,
>
>you wouldn't notice it unless you knew he was british.

its not about whether you know hes british or not, its about him failing to hide his original accent. if youre acting as someone whos from the slums in mumbai, then you need to get the right accent, and do it convincingly, and not slip out of it. you cant do it half arsed.

>> and bizarre facial
>>contortions during the game show im guessing were meant to
>>show his awkwardness but they just looked like someone
>>desperately trying to convey something but didnt know what
>>that was.
>
>his expressions conveyed what he was thinking and feeling,
>whether it was about Latika, reliving memories of his
>childhood the movie pretty much pointed that out. it was
>pretty straight-forward...

he looked constipated. in a variety of ways.

>>other than that, i still liked this film, for the
>>most part.
>
>dev did good, man.

he didnt deserve a bafta nomination for his performance though. the kids who acted as him and his brother when they were younger were in much more of the film and they deserved to get nominated much more than he did.