Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, André Mattos, Sandro Rocha, Maria Ribeiro

The sprawling slum that towers over Rio de Janeiro is one of the most dangerous places on Earth, and as the head of Rio's BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion), Captain Nascimento (Wagner Moura) ... read more read more...has seen his share of intense situations. When a BOPE mission to stop a jail riot ends in violence, Nascimento finds his job on the line--and BOPE accused of a massacre by human rights activists. But a public fed up with the violence and gangs that plague Rio loves it, and Nascimento finds himself embraced as a hero who gets results. With elections around the corner, he's promoted to Sub-Secretary of Intelligence. In his powerful new post, Nascimento strengthens BOPE and brings the drug gangs that run the slum to their knees-- only to come to the sobering realization that by doing so, he's only made things easier for the corrupt cops and dirty politicians who are truly running the game. After years in the trenches, Nascimento now finds that his new enemies are much more dangerous and, even worse, sitting at desks just down the hall. -- (C) Official Site

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  • allan913
    March 3, 2012
    allan913
    It`s The Wire meets The Departed. A masterpiece. An unforgettable and breathtaking action film, they dont get better than this. It`s a pure slam-bang knockout of an action movie. It packs an intense blow of story, characters, politics and realism into one explosive tour de force.... read more A grippingly dramatic and well-constructed flick. A stylish, heart-pounding, twist-filled and action-packed edge of your seat thriller that sets the screen ablaze. A powerful and elctrifying movie. I loved this film. It`s angry, complex and very compelling all the way through. A real eye-opener that`s smart, fresh and utterly exhilerating. Wagner Moura gives an astonishing performance that deserves awards attention, he has never been better. A brillaint piece of work that stands with filmmakers like Coppola and Scorsese. It`s top-notch and truly superb. Bravo Director, Jose Padiha, this directors got talent and i hope to see more of his work in the future. An adrenaline-charged and tremendously entertaining thrill-ride.
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    December 5, 2011
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "They fatten up the pig, now we gonna roast it."

    After a prison riot, Captain Nascimiento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.

    ... read moreace="Century Schoolbook">REVIEW
    Elite Squad 2 works because it grows from the first one. The first movie introduced BOPE to the world and had to spend time explaining its methods, philosophy, code of honour and recruitment process. The sequel doesn't suffer from the burden of exposition, and instead of rehashing the plot of the first - the bane of most sequels - it lets the characters' personalities lead the story.

    Brazilian cinema has been very good since City of God exploded in the world like a hand grenade. Because of it Brazilian cinema has become synonymous with crime movies, even if that's a gross generalization. A subgenre of crime movies defined by graphic violence, social criticism and inventive camera work has prospered in its wake: My Name Ain't Johnny, The Man Who Copied, City of Men, Bus 174, and the Elite Squad movies. At the heart of this Renaissance is the movie's screenwriter, Bráulio Mantovani. For better or for worse all these movies take inspiration from the style he established in City of God. Directors and actors come and go, but everyone still copies the dark humour, the political irreverence, the non-linear narratives, and the clever voice-over that earned Mantovani an Oscar nomination almost a decade ago.

    Editor Daniel Rezende, who also worked in City of God, puts the movie together with the force of a tornado. Complementing director of photography Lula Carvalho's documentary-like style, the fast editing and the dizzying camera work go as far as cinema outside of 3D can go in immersing the viewer in the middle of the action.
  • stuartb1234
    November 17, 2011
    stuartb1234
    It's not often a sequel is better than the first film, even less so when the first movie was as good as Tropa De Elite was. Yet this movie beats it in every way. Easily one of the best movies I have ever seen. Fantastic. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
  • Alireza64ir
    October 21, 2011
    Alireza64ir
    Cant believe this piece of trash is among Imdb's top 250.It's only a commercial movie with artificial characters and unrealistic situations and dialogues .Director only used violence as a device for impressing the violent audience. But even the bloody scenes aren't disturbing at... read more all. Compare it with a masterpiece like City of God and its deep impact.
  • fb100002359227440
    May 7, 2011
    fb100002359227440
    A maior bilheteria do cinema nacional. Um filme que fala de forma convincente a corrupção na politica brasileira, sendo ela, enfrentada pelo heroi do longa.
  • 5oclockcoffee
    December 16, 2010
    5oclockcoffee
    I had not the slight desire to watch it, but it's actually very good, better than Tropa de Elite/The Elite Squad. Many countries have to face "similar" problems, but the extension of violence and corruption in Brazil is just revolting.


  • fb720603734
    December 8, 2011
    fb720603734
    I haven't seen the first ELITE SQUAD, but this sequel works magnificently as a stand-alone film, so don't be deterred. Brazil's Official Entry for the 2011 Academy Awards and the highest grossing film in Latin American history is a blazing genre film with a strong political state... read morement.

    Clearly inspired by GOODFELLAS, this intense story shows the many levels of corruption within Rio's government and police force, who conspire to take over the drug trade in the favelas (aka slums) and subsequently rule every aspect of its businesses. The police become a mafia-style militia, and it's easy to see this playing out in cities all over the world. All you have to do is look at the crackdowns on protesters in Egypt, Iran, Syria, Lybia, or the victims of pepper-spraying and worse in our own backyards, and you can relate to what's on display here.

    This is a highly complex story, but I had no trouble following it because the characters are so richly drawn and the direction is so immediate and engrossing. Jose Padilha impressed me with his documentary, BUS 174, and his experience making it pay off tremendously with great handheld cinematography and a clear sense of what story he's telling. Many have complained about the wall-to-wall voiceover, but it's very similar to GOODFELLAS and truly helped me keep track of the story. Sure, it overstates the obvious at times, and the film would most likely have played just fine without it, but it helped me sort everything out.

    What really keeps you grounded are the wonderful performances. Wagner Moura, a dead ringer for Mark Ruffalo, plays Captain Nascimento, who attempts to rid Rio of its corruption, particularly that of the most disarmingly frightening bad guy I've seen in a long time, played by Sandro Rocha as the most corrupt cop you're likely to see on screen. His intensity, even at a backyard barbeque, is the stuff of nightmares. Also contributing great work is Maria Ribeiro as Nascimento's ex-wife, Irandhir Santos as her current husband and voice of uber-liberalism, Andre Ramiro as Nascimento's right-hand man and potential loose cannon, and Andre Mattos as a blustering, over-the-top tv host who makes Peter Finch in NETWORK look like Mr. Rogers.

    The opening sequence alone, detailing a prison riot and how it's handled, was enough to make me sit up and take notice throughout the entire 116 minutes. A sequence in the favelas as Rocha takes over and an amazingly intense scene in which a reporter stumbles upon key evidence are master classes in movie suspense. Ultimately, this is a highly depressing treatise on the never-ending cycles of corruption presented as a ferociously-paced cop thriller. Jose Padilha is pegged to direct the reboot of ROBOCOP next, which seems like a perfect fit, as he's pretty good at turning a genre film into something deeper.
  • fb1492563931
    March 22, 2012
    fb1492563931
    Pulse pounding, moves at a breathless pace, slick and violent coupled with strong script and strong performances, one of the few sequels way better than its prequel (and the prequel was splendid!) . Director José Padilha, who also directed the gripping Bus 174 , brings about a vi... read moresceral quality to the narrative. A Brazilian gem, an absolute must watch!
  • fb511192930
    November 28, 2011
    fb511192930
    Bleak. Though the character of Nascimento & André Ramiro stand for justice and if they are even just a hick-up in the cycle of the self-preserving network of crime deeply rooted in the core of the politics of Rio and in essence anywhere a corrupt politician kills for money and po... read morewer.... People like the character Nascimento will make sure that that hick-up elevates into a choke.

    This movie is bleak yet I have hope that more people like the Captain exist in this world.
  • kylemydude
    November 29, 2011
    kylemydude
    A sequel that's even better than it's predecessor. One of the best films of 2011, this masterpiece of a film ranks up alongside the greatest crime sagas. Bring on the third part of the trilogy!
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