One of the most startling, grittily brilliant films in recent years.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Breathtaking and terrifying, urgently involved with its characters, it announces a new director of great gifts and passions: Fernando Meirelles.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
The film is seductive, disturbing, enthralling -- a trip to hell that gives the passengers a great ride.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
It's a trip to Hell and back, and testimony for embittered cynics of all that a movie can be.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
As the movie's frenetic visual rhythms and mood swings synchronize with the zany, adrenaline-fueled impulsiveness of its lost youth on the rampage, you may find yourself getting lost in this teeming netherworld.Read Full Review »
This is one movie in which you don't feel the long-ish running time, in part because there always seems to be a surprise (as well as a new street guerrilla) around every corner.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Despite the grim, serious nature of the subject matter, Meirelles unearths occasional moments of humor, although they are often of the gallows variety.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Undeniably powerful, the work also comes with its own built-in shield against feeling any one character's difficulties too deeply, or for too long.Read Full Review »
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