City of God

Rating: 7/10 (17 September 2010)

First of all , this film look beautiful and really captures essence of the slums of Brazil. The pacing is fast, not one scene drags. You can't help but think that this film ripped a massive page on narrative off Goodfellas's book. It also takes some notes from Pulp fiction.
The film is equipped with a young and inexperienced cast in which each and every one of them preform there role with sheer brilliance. credits has to go too leandro firmino who portrayal of Li'l Ze is outstanding.
While all the technical parts, the editing, music and cinematography were excellent, it felt like the story itself needed more character development especially with Rocket. Even though you hear a lot from him. you don't actually see him on screen that often. While Li'l Ze had many scenes dedicated to him along with Benny, it felt like the main protagonist was pushed to the side leaving the ending some how dry. All in all, the film is very good and well worth the watch. Even if you turned down the volume and turn off the subtitles, you would still get some enjoyment out off it due to the way it looks.