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Plot Summary
Rio de Janeiro, 1997. Nascimento – captain of the Police Elite Squad – is facing a crisis: he is about to become a father and will have to take charge in a dangerous mission in the convoluted world of Rio de Janeiro slums and drug dealing in order to secure the Pope during his visit to the city. In order to leave the front line though he will have to find a replacement worthy of the job.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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93%- Reviews Counted: 42
- Fresh: 39
- Rotten: 3
- Average Rating: 7.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: The carnage, although explicit and frequent, is not grotesquely overdone.
Fresh: The pace is quick, the violence is rough, and the visual style is documentary as Padilha hammers home his point: Someone is forever in the pocket of someone else as The System constantly adapts to protect itself.
Fresh: When this Enemy Within settles into key action sequences, such as a stunning nighttime ambush or a daytime battle against Fabio, it becomes wildly entertaining.
Fresh: A fast-paced, hard-hitting Brazilian police thriller.
Customer Reviews
ASTONISHING!!
This movie gives you a great inside view of the work done by the elite swat team of Rio. A trully masterpiece that I surly recommend!
Thought Provoking and Thrilling
Days after watching this my mind still wanders to the slums of Rio de Janeiro. There's lots of action here -- much more then the sequel -- and i was on the edge of my seat during the captivating scenes in the slums. The movie definitely tries to address some important and very serious social issues making it feel almost like a documentary but still keeping its Police Thriller momentum. It reminded me somewhat of The French Connection in that it felt like only the facists could get anything truly done in such a warped urban setting.
Definitely worth watching and discussing with friends afterwards about either the political and social issues displayed thoughout the film or the awesome Elite Squad tactics deployed by the memorable Captain Nascimento -- totally depending on your group of friends of course.
Fantastic
Every scene is memorable. If they remake this movie for a North American audience they better use David Fincher or Martin Scorsese to direct. The location will need to be in the U.S. or in Puerto Rico. I highly recomend this film.
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- $12.99
- Genre: Action & Adventure
- Released: 2008
- © 2007 Zazen Produções Audiovìsuaìs Ltda/Universal Pictures International B. V. Posto 9 Produções Ltda/Estúdios Mega Ltda./Quanta Centro de Produções de São Paulo Ltda.