Review of City of God (2002) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 18 Sep 2009
But if City of God whirs with energy for nearly its full 130-minute running time, it is oddly lacking in emotional heft for a work that aspires to the epic -- it is essentially a tarted-up exploitation picture whose business is to make ghastly things fun.
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This review of City of God (2002) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 18 Sep 2009.
City of God has generally received very positive reviews.
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