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(1 - 13) of 13 OFCS Rating: 36% Rotten Page   1   B "For those like me, walking into a theater with only God in my back pocket, the experience might not be as sweet, but still remains artistically and emotionally rewarding."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 2.5/5 "Perhaps it's unfair to consider Morelli's film against Meirelles': You might as well compare a company newsletter to Candide."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B+ "Intimately filmed and filled with true-to-life non-actors, City of Men is yet another example of the exciting neo-realistic filmmaking coming out of Brazil today."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 3/4 "More bronzed bodies bearing arms leading to inevitable shootouts delivered via a washed-out, hand-held digital style pulsing along to an infectious Latin beat."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 1.5/4 "By now, it's safe to say that the House of Meirelles is as chic as Chanel's."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C "May mean well, but its soapy plot and comparatively flabby execution make for a surprisingly tepid combination."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/4 "Paulo Morelli mines old territory in yet another ode to Rio's vivid favelas."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 3.5/5 "Works pretty well as melodrama against a legitimately dramatic backdrop."   UR Chicago Magazine   Mark Dujsik "[C]ompared to City of God and the TV series [it's] disappointingly conventional..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2/5 "Imagine City of God by way of One Tree Hill and you got yourself City of Men."   Bronsonfive   Michael Ferraro C "Utilizes its slum locale not for inquisitive sociological inquiry but blah melodrama and stereotypical gangster histrionics."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 3.5/5 "This film isn't as bracingly vibrant as Fernando Meirelles' City of God (2002), which featured many of the same cast and crew. But it's a grippingly entertaining story."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3.5/5 "This film isn't as bracingly vibrant as Fernando Meirelles' City of God (2002), which featured many of the same cast and crew. But it's a grippingly entertaining story."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline  (1 - 13) of 13 OFCS Rating: 36% Rotten Page   1