(Flash Review)This is a fairly typical film about power and corruption done properly and honestly in Rio de Janeiro. The head of the police force (I think) has to deal with a corrupt special unit who is pushing out and murdering drug gangs in order to profit from the citizens in many ways. Anyone to cross their path, bad or good better watch out. Once the protagonist learns what is happening he attempts to zero in and eradicate the immoral corruptors. Will he be successful or will he be another casualty in their bloodbath? The film is gritty and has many characters to sort out. This being a foreign film, I felt I was constantly reading subtitles and wasn't able to watch enough of the action as even when the characters weren't talking there was narration. Not a problem, just the way it is. Good acting, editing, pacing and it was good dialog so I was engaged throughout. Solid and bloody.

This movie is awesome especially if you understand Portuguese, and know how Brazil operates. This movie is action packed and a great watch all together. I was introduced to this movie by finding it on IMDb's Top 250 chart, and was instantly hooked. I went to check the chart today and noticed this movie is no longer on there, well I think that was a huge mistake because this movie really is that good. Watch it and see for yourself, and for whoever is the person controlling that top 250 chart do people a favor and put this movie back on there. I see so many movies on that list that are questionable, this should not be one of them.

Correcting every single element that bothered me in the first film, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within marks a definite improvement over its predecessor for it discards the experimental approach of the previous chapter to opt for a more traditional procedure, and while it may lack the raw power of the original, it more than makes up for it with its sturdy storytelling.The sequel to Elite Squad, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within continues the semi-fictional tale of BOPE, Rio de Janerio's Special Police Operations Squad, and follows the journey of its former leader who is promoted to a high-ranking security officer following a prison riot but soon finds himself standing against a new enemy that has the ruling government's support.Co-written & directed by José Padilha, The Enemy Within brings significant upgrades in all filmmaking departments for its plot progresses in a streamlined manner while its non-linear narration exhibits a better balance than before. Padilha's direction shows more confidence and unlike the last picture, the screenplay converges its subplots towards the same route instead of branching out in all directions.Production design team chips in with more refined sets, Cinematography encapsulates the picture with the nearly-same gritty layer but this time the drama also benefits from its fluid camera-work. Editing does a complete turn around for the events unfold in a smoother way while the pace is absolutely relentless. And as far as performances go, the reprising cast is top-notch while the new additions have a thing or two to say as well.On an overall scale, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is a brilliantly directed, smartly written, skilfully photographed, tightly edited, ferociously paced & strongly performed crime drama that corrects the errors of the original to conclude its saga on a satisfying note. The better film of the two, this brutal, unflinching & violent ride into the Brazilian underbelly is a better structured, better balanced & better executed sequel that comes throughly recommended.

The movie is brilliant - the people before me have said it. Then why am I writing about it? There are few films telling something important. Brazil has made one.It makes you think - an action that lots of us tend to forget... It thrills you, it makes you cry, it makes you angry. It makes you willing to do something.Don't be surprised if you feel that it filled an empty space in you.There is still a strangling feeling 1 hour after the end of the movie... Because I saw a life so common to what we have here in Eastern Europe. And I realized how close to each other we really are. The truth is common.So, prepare for a hard and impacting movie.