Tropa de Elite 2007

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: Elite Squad is a relentlessly ugly, unpleasant, often incoherent assault on the senses from Brazil. Read more

David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: It bears a resemblance to viscerally exciting seventies urban thrillers like The French Connection, in which only the fascists could do what needed to be done. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: For nearly two hours, Padilha bombards viewers with senseless, sickening violence for its own sake. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Elite Squad can't decide whether it wants to pull the lid back on what urban decay has wrought or simply open up a can of whup ass. Read more

David Jenkins, Time Out: It is impressively made, but leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. Read more

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Jim Ridley, Village Voice: [Jose Padilha] recariously pitches the squad's brute force as less a necessary evil than the outgrowth of an existing evil -- a no-win situation that mocks liberal ideals and warps conservative pragmatism into domestic terrorism. Read more