Boyle's dad snoozed through 'Slumdog'

British director Danny Boyle's father will need to see his son's Oscar-nominated movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' again - after sleeping through his first viewing.

Patrick Boyle, 88, believes the highly praised Mumbai, India-based drama is not his son's best offering, preferring debut 1995 release 'Shallow Grave'.

Yet Boyle admitted he will have to watch the box office smash again, after he drifted off during a local cinema showing.

He says: "('Slumdog Millionaire') is great - but definitely not my favourite. That is 'Shallow Grave'. It has always stuck in my mind because it was his first.

"I've seen 'Slumdog Millionaire' - but I think I missed a couple of parts so I wouldn't mind seeing it again."