MINOR STORY SPOILER AHEAD! First off, I didn't expect it to be like "Tropa de Elite" with a woman as main cast, I read some reviews and they gave me an idea about what to expect. But the main problem with this film is, it doesn't know what it wants to be, a drama about a woman in the though environment of the Brazilian Police force or a action movie, just like "Tropa de Elite". Because it tries to do both and fails, the "drama" part is way to short, and the action sequences are not very good made, if you compare it, again, with "Tropa de Elite" or even "City of God". The first half is more about her trying to fit in, and then she becomes all tough and kicks a**. (I rather watch a movie like the first half.) And also her transformation into this bad a** cop doesn't feel real to me, she was way to scared in the beginning to just start being tough all of a sudden. Not much explanation is given to why she becomes like this. Not very much explanation is given to anything anyway. all in all, not very rememberable film, easily forgotten, but if you like Brazilian gang/crime movies, give it a try, you might like it. (On Netflix USA now, May 2017)
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