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ELITE SQUAD: THE ENEMY WITHIN (TROPA DE ELITE: O INIMIGO AGORA E OUTRO) Movie Reviews
Brazilian Portuguese language action drama about a police captain whose job is on the line when a mission to stop a jail riot ends in violence. Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, André Mattos, Sandro Rocha Director: José Padilha Release Date: November 11, 2011 DVD Release: February 14, 2012 From: Variance Films Length: 2 hr 0 min
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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro), Very Good Reviews Key Cities

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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro) played in key cities to very good reviews. • Rene Rodriguez wrote in the Miami Herald, "Propulsive, hyper-violent and ridiculously exciting... for all his social concerns, José Padilha is first and foremost an entertainer." • And Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote in Entertainment Weekly, "The pace is quick, the violence is rough, and the visual style is documentary..."   More Reviews Below...

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)
Positive Reviews
(18 Reviews, reviews below)
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74.1% 86.1% 66.9% 70.6% 59.0% 60.5% 63.0% 86.1% $100K
Averages: 51.7% 54.3% 51.9% 47.1% 45.9% 49.0% 49.7% 54.4%
* 74.1% positive reviews out of 100%

Reviews & Quotes (18)


BROAD NATIONAL PRESS (2 Reviews)

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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (10 Reviews)

Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD
"...seems like a conscious effort to rebut accusations that its forerunner was fascistic in its iron-fisted law-and-order view of how to deal with Rio's drug-infested favelas." (See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
566 words, 11/11/11

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg)
"José Padilha's style is so urgent and immediate that you almost feel like you're in the midst of an especially advanced video game.... that's a compliment..." (See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
195 words, 11/11/11

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR
"...resembles a flow chart splattered with blood and spittle, more static and smeary in tone than the finger-pointing corrective director-cowriter Jose Padilha intended." (See all of Robert Abele's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
233 words, 11/18/11

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg)
"...blistering... A crackling musical score and eye-popping cinematography add to the nonstop ferocity... Wagner Moura is charismatic as the head of the titular police unit." (See all of V.A. Musetto's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
197 words, 11/11/11

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg)
"...so angry and specifically political, it's hard to believe they got away with making it.... one of the biggest hits in the history of Brazil and South America."
(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
833 words, 12/02/11

Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD
"...will test the ideological mettle of law-and-order conservatives and lefty peaceniks alike.... though it plays footsie with both socialism and fascism, it's never easy to peg." (See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
255 words, 11/09/11

Greg Quill, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD (cg)
"...there are times during this immensely enjoyable action picture when you'll find yourself questioning your impulses and responses to what's happening on screen." (See all of Greg Quill's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
568 words, 11/24/11

Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg)
"...in the primitive-but-effective spirit of a Charles Bronson revenge flick... urgent and complex enough to make it clear violence is more than a matter for academic debate." (See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
581 words, 11/25/11

Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg)
"...riddled with as many contrivances as bullets... the film's moralizing, finger-waving conclusion seems more like a fairy tale than a slice of life.... entertaining..." (See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
226 words, 11/24/11

KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg)
"Absolutely riveting, a savvy police corruption melodrama and a manic, high-tension action thriller rolled into one." (See all of Colin Covert's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
205 words, 12/09/11

Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD (cg)
"The occasional operatic note seems part of the Brazilian DNA of the thing, which is, finally, a selling point for a film that grabs you by the shirtfront and rarely lets up..." (See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
207 words, 12/09/11

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD (cg)
"Propulsive, hyper-violent and ridiculously exciting... for all his social concerns, José Padilha is first and foremost an entertainer." (See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
511 words, 12/02/11

ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)

Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD
"...will test the ideological mettle of law-and-order conservatives and lefty peaceniks alike.... though it plays footsie with both socialism and fascism, it's never easy to peg." (See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
255 words, 11/09/11

Alison Willmore, AV Club: VERY GOOD (cg)
"...offers an exhilaratingly bleak vision of what it describes as 'an articulation of loathsome interests,' in which the well-meaning suffer..." (See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
410 words, 11/10/11

Diego Costa, Slant: OUTSTANDING (cg)
"Nascimento's trajectory is one of constantly trying to give up his guns and always ending up with one in his hands. Uncastratable, incorruptible, and immortal." (See all of Diego Costa's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
677 words, 11/05/11

Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg)
"...riddled with as many contrivances as bullets... the film's moralizing, finger-waving conclusion seems more like a fairy tale than a slice of life.... entertaining..."
(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
226 words, 11/24/11

HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)

Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD
"...seems like a conscious effort to rebut accusations that its forerunner was fascistic in its iron-fisted law-and-order view of how to deal with Rio's drug-infested favelas." (See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
566 words, 11/11/11

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR
"...resembles a flow chart splattered with blood and spittle, more static and smeary in tone than the finger-pointing corrective director-cowriter Jose Padilha intended." (See all of Robert Abele's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
233 words, 11/18/11

MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)

Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT)
"...tries to inoculate itself against charges of championing right-wing, law-and-order sympathies by having hero Nascimento go after dirty cops and government officials..." (See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
689 words, 01/31/11

Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD
"A fast-paced, hard-hitting Brazilian police thriller.... purely entertaining... the energy never lets up." (See all of Stephen Farber's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
610 words, 01/30/11

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: FAIR
"...resembles a flow chart splattered with blood and spittle, more static and smeary in tone than the finger-pointing corrective director-cowriter Jose Padilha intended."
(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
233 words, 11/18/11

Stephen Holden, New York Times: GOOD
"...seems like a conscious effort to rebut accusations that its forerunner was fascistic in its iron-fisted law-and-order view of how to deal with Rio's drug-infested favelas." (See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...) (Read the full review...)
566 words, 11/11/11
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Review Mixture
14.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews
(Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)'s reviews are separated by an average 14.6 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.

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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)

Coverage: Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)'s reviews cover 23.8% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume: The film's reviews total 7,468 words in volume (average is 20,194 words). Length: The film's reviews average 415 words in length (the norm is 517 words).

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)
Coverage, Volume & Length
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Opening Day Reviews
Reviews Broke 6 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)'s reviews on average broke 6 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de elite: O inimigo agora e outro)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.

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