Elite Squad
Metascore
33 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7
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  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    30
    Poorly structured and at times incoherent.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    25
    It boggles the mind to think that Elite Squad won the top prize at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival in February.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    0
    A relentlessly ugly, unpleasant, often incoherent assault on the senses from Brazil.
  4. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    25
    Pokes and prods the viewer to watch the brutal, indiscriminate methods of Rio's SWAT-like cops and then demands only one conclusion: That cops in Rio's drug-infested slums must do what they do and if that means rampant point-blank executions, so be it.

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User Score
8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. CarlosB
    10
    The movie is based on the book "Elte of the Squad" (own translation), which was written by former police officers from the "BOPE" unit, in Rio. It is an espectacular thriller with both extraordinary history and action (the action scenes done by the same guy of "BlackHawk Down") - the relation between the caracters resembles "Training Day", but the movie is mainly a portrait of real life in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro. It does not reflect any opinion about violence, but describes the enviroment by the point of view of one the characters, cap. Nascimento. The movie leaves to the audience to analyse and make his own conclusions. To call it "fascist propaganda" is an absurd, paranoid mistake. It's just ignorance.… Full Review »
  2. JoaoRodarte
    3
    This film is very good as a movie, but thats AWEFUL and TERIBLE as a social critic. Only one side of the coin has been shown and that just grind my gears. As a simple movie I could even recomend it, but as a social analisation it just SUCKS.… Full Review »
  3. Ididseethemovie
    10
    Also, if you don't like this kind of movie, why in hell did you bother watching it at all? You FAILED to understand the plot of this movie, and it was NEVER incoherent. You people have amazed me this time.… Full Review »
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