Movie review: little Sunny completely overshadows Dev Patel in 'Lion'

Occupying centrestage in this dark and desperate world of poverty is little Saroo played with such intuitive wisdom by Sunny Pawar that he makes all the acting schools of the world appear redundant. I am afraid the spark of genius dims in "Lion" once Sunny Pawar grows up into Dev Patel who makes Saroo's cultural and geopolitical desolation seem far too cerebral and far too little reflexive.