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A masterpiece or trite sensationalism of a culture over-intoxicated with flashy cinematic techniques rather than a heartfelt message? This problem undermines what I once thought was a great film and ended up dogging Meirelles’ later work. Even if I was to praise it for the technical mastery, the debt to Martin Scorsese is writ so large it consumes any sense of Meirelles making a film through his own vision.

Jeremiah Hammerling

1Feb12

A near perfect film.

ramosbarajas

12Jan12

It's such an interesting film. All the characters add up to create an amazing montage. The editing and camera worked of the first 5minutes turned me off, but after that, it kept getting better and better.

Nutter Jr

8Jan12

I have been wanting to watch this film for several years now and now that I have, I realise why everyone has been recommending it. It is well crafted, small character stories of the favelas (slums) of Rio where violence is out of control & kids grow up thinking it is a natural way of life. A story told passionately, by the director who also brought us the brilliant Constant Gardener, using mostly first time actors.

orangey

5Jan12

too much of an action movie to have a real social message....

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umman

4Jan12

a story of struggle

I AM ...

25Dec11

Brutally mesmerizing and moving.

jeffreyreeser

7Dec11

terrible still. yall can do better

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Bianca

4Oct11

Eye opening

linxai

31Aug11

Great film

Janpy

17Aug11

Meraviglioso.

Andreia

31Jul11

Excelente.

Christopher Taylor

29Jul11

The sprawling nature of this film fascinates me. The story is rich and the visual style is light on it's feet. Successful in immersing you in the culture and situation. A must see for the crime genre.

Risya

14Jul11

This was a powerful re-enactment of a true story of the vicious cycle of the gangster lifestyle that is portrayed with haunting accuracy. Brutal. It's heart breaking to know that the societies can be really really messed up and many of them because of the reasons desperations of how they live below the lowest standards in a horrible conditions. It really hits me with a punch! If only these people had more options! :(

Dave

20May11

This is one of the few movies that manage to truly appall me, and I mean that as a compliment. The scene where a young kid is forced to shoot another child is horrifying every time I see it. A brutal film that remains one of the finest crime dramas of the last decade.

fmeshtar

18May11

I haven't seen such a good movie for a long time.

Gail_La

10May11

evoked feelings of random fear.... more raw than recent films that came out such as Blood Diamonds..

adina

30Mar11

This is what movies should be like

Gabriel Zani

28Mar11

brazil best of

Fritz A Javi Celeste

5Mar11

Great film.. Now I want to see GoodFellas for comparison. Naturally acted, a bit disturbing, superbly edited.

goeienag

22Feb11

This left a very unsettling feeling in my gut. I watched this late at night with my roommate. Then again, once you've seen Blood Diamond and Clockwork Orange, this isn't as brutal. Very cool movie.

death

22Feb11

"cidade de deus é o maior barato" ;)

Burak Sakallıoğlu

2Feb11

Masterpiece!

Gustavo Olinda

27Jan11

Péssima sinopse

Alek

25Jan11

Un po' troppo di facciata. Dialoghi non eccezionali e storia che non scende troppo addosso ai personaggi. Grande, invece, la fotografia

Bambang N Karim

14Jan11

A story about dreams that (indeed) can come true whichever it comes from the city of god or city of evil - depends how we see it because of the stark of the poverty where violence can breed easily. A good film that I watch every now and then, a reminder that this problem is still happening in some poor countries in Asia until today.