(BAD) BOYS FROM BRAZIL

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2003)

This is an awesome film, that has really set the standards for 2003. The samba score sets a tremendous pace, and the film moves at breath-neck speed. The nod to "Goodfellas" is all too obvious. It's witty, well-written, well-acted, and perhaps not as violent as you'd expect. Two scenes stick in the mind, the decision as to which child to kill and the slow-motion strobe-light execution at the party. Are these kids or gangsters? Excellent, don't miss.