City of God: The City Forsaken by God...

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2005)

City of God will singe you like hot gun barrel...its gritty, painfully violent, heartbreaking, & void of any morality...Rocket has lived his whole life in the slums outside of Rio De Janeiro -- a place called City of God...don't let the name fool you, its the city forsaken by God...he meant for greater things says his brother & family...he's smart has potential to make something of himself & leave this 'hell' on earth...but can he keep his head down long enough & stay away from trouble?
Due to poverty, corruption, & crime every boy it seems must wield a revolver & initiate himself into manhood to be excepted into the only real family there is...the gangs...Working is for suckers; the only ethics is survival...the streets are a war zone...a 'Vietnam'...your lucky if you get to see your 18th birthday...
Overall: This generations' MEAN STREETS...the first 10 minutes in, I knew this one was something special...