Recommending "City of God" to friends

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2005)

I just thought the movie was very good. It held my attention from beginning to end. I also enjoy movies that make me care about the characters and this one made me care about Rocket, Benny, Carrot and even Lil' Fe (I could not help but feel his pain at Benny's farewell party). I will recommend this movie to several friends who are so-called "movie buffs". If you are not a fan of subtitled movies, this is not for you. I feel that if this movie was watched dubbed, it would take away some of the powerful drama that it has. I did not give it a ten because I am not a fan of slow-mo, speed up type of filming, but even that did not take away from the grittiness of the film.