Review of City of God (2002) by Joshua H — 17 Oct 2012
City of God is like a Brazilian Slumdog Millionaire; the foreign slum areas and lightning-fast editing remind me of it. Even the soundtrack has a similar type of energy. Unfortunately, there are so many characters being tossed around that it's difficult to feel for any of them.
I've always thought that watching a movie in a foreign language makes it harder to connect with, so I was very distant on an emotional level while watching this. There are some really great scenes here, but City of God is mostly an overlong and distant look at life in Brazilian slums.
This review of City of God (2002) was written by Joshua H on 17 Oct 2012.
City of God has generally received very positive reviews.
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