(4 stars out of five)--A strange bird, this one is... Of its 130 minute runtime, the first hour or so is almost completely just a setup for the last hour. Strangely, even though this first hour lags at times, becoming repetitive and even bordering on boring, the movie still manages to create a startling impact in the last half. Patient audiences may end up being very happy they stuck with it. The violent aspects of the story are not shied away from, and this can almost definitely be attributed to the brutal force of Fernando Meirelles' (City of God) direction. One of those films you admire more than enjoy.
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