More like City of Godly acting, directing and sheer brilliance which never wavers for a moment

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2010)

Ah yes, City of God what a film, what a film. If your not a fan of subtitle films and won't watch any at least make sure this is an exception because you definitely won't regret it.
Alexandre Rodrigues plays Rocket (the nicknames aren't the only good thing about the film) who like everyone else in the City of God lives between rival drug gangs in a world of sex, drugs and violence as a way of life. Rocket, has a story to tell and glorious one at that, almost everyone in the film gets their own mini-biography with different main characters being woven in and out each others stories.
Obviously this isn't a lighted hearted or jolly 130 minutes, it's cruel, intense and doesn't let the minute details of the plot become insignificant - as the end proves. Meaning there is a hell of a lot of satisfaction to get when all the pieces of jigsaw beautifully fit together. The shoot-outs, drug taking and massive amount of betrayal all ultimately make a culture undeniably worthy a trip of those regular and not so regular film goers.