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“The captain narrates in a punchy, journalistic style that gives Elite Squad an air of sociological realism--it bears a resemblance to viscerally exciting seventies urban thrillers like "The French Connection."”
David Edelstein, New York Magazine (Vulture) · 70
“This latest pounding slice-of-thug-life thriller from Brazil packs the same cinematic firepower as "City of God," only on the other side of the law.”
Jim Ridley, Village Voice · 70
“A one-note celebration of violence-for-good that plays like a recruitment film for fascist thugs.”
Jay Weissberg, Variety · 40
“Poorly structured and at times incoherent.”
Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter · 30
“It boggles the mind to think that Elite Squad won the top prize at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival in February.”
V.A. Musetto, New York Post · 25
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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“Prr é mt bom,VEJA. NDNDJDJRJ”
KLEBERDABAIXADAread it ↗
“Demorei bastante para assistir, mas quando assisti gostei muito! É bastante pesado e expõe o comportamento desumano tanto da polícia quanto dos traficantes. Também levanta um ponto interessante, do qual muitas vezes jovens são levados pra essa vida pra garantir que um riquinho possa fumar maconha. Enfim, vale super a pena assistir! Achei super esquisito essa metascore.”
dapeduread it ↗
“One of the best Brazilian films, and I think these bad ratings against this film must be because not everyone watches it with the same eyes, especially nowadays.”
PersiaZltread it ↗
“Highly overrated Brazilian movie depicting **** cops group. It seems we are supposed to empathize with the main protagonist, a sadistic child killer fascist, who harass some morons rookie tofind the one who will be the next bastard to pursue his exactions. Actors ranging from mediocre (Wagner Moura is definitely very weak, and will confirm in Narco) to ridiculous. And a very powerful morale : the bad guys are the rich people. Not the trash dealers or the **** cop, nono. Pathetic…”
Smersh255read it ↗
“Decent movie with lots of strongly violent action. It stands up because it is staged in Rio and created by Brazilians. The plot is not very surprising but good enough.”
Andres Gomezread it ↗
“**One of the best films that Brazil exported internationally.** Being Portuguese, I believe that I know the realities of Brazil reasonably better than most foreigners. After all, historical and cultural ties connect the two countries to this day. For this reason, I am not at all surprised by the portrait that this film leaves us, about a world that rarely appears in the tourist magazines of Rio de Janeiro: the poor areas that, from the top of the hills, observe the noblest neighborhoods of th”
Filipe Manuel Netoread it ↗
“**As a brazilian, i can approve this movie as relatable** As a brazilian, this movie i can agree with. I love the drama, the action parts are good. But best of all, THE POLICE. In Rio de Janeiro, there are favelas that have drugs. THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS RUN BY CORRUPTION AND GREED. If you are portuguese, download the app called Globo and read the news. There are a bunch of cartels, gangs, and worst of all: MAFIAS. They've spread to the U.S. In Brazil, you cant trust the police, nor the governme”
Abrazilliancheezeread it ↗
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