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Jerusalema
2008
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3.2
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3.0
Writer director Ralph Ziman strings it all together with slick competence, but given that leading man Rapulana Seiphemo does a persuasive line in mora ..
Time Out
4.0
rags to riches tale cut from the same cloth as City of God, Goodfellas and Scarface.
1.5
Though South Africas racial strife is frequently invoked, sociopolitical inquiry takes a backseat to creaky gangster cinema tropes.
Village Voice
3.5
Bold, energetic and extremely complicated, this epic thriller is an eye opening exploration of ... Johannesburg
Shadows On The Wall
2.5
The opening credits of Gangsters Paradise note that it was inspired by real events. It would be more accurate to say that the film was inspired by Bri ..
New York Post
2.0
Sadly things unwind and the movie loses power with covert special pleading for the wiseguy protagonist, who is supposed to be morally superior to obvi ..
Guardian
4.0
Ultimately, like all the best gangster films, it is a story of people, not principles. Actions, not ideas. And it is very nearly a masterpiece.
Daily Mail
3.0
Issues of race and social injustice add a little grit and texture to an otherwise overlong and over familiar gangster story.
Express
3.0
Jerusalema remains an elegant third venture from director Ralph Ziman.
Total Film
2.0
A cheerfully violent South African ramble about a gangster unwilling to sit on his arse waiting for Mandela. Initially intriguing, it collapses in an ..
Ft
3.0
Its a rich portrait made all the more worrying by apparently being based on actual events.
Sky
4.5
Its hard not to feel such complex, dramatically rich subject matter merits a less prosaic treatment.
Film 4
3.8
The film captures the strife tearing the city apart, and how one man fought against the system and won in his own way, on his terms.
Reel Talk Online
3.0
Luckys journey fails to inspire either empathy or a more scrutinizing ethical engagement; he acts simply as a character in a cut rate gangster mash up ..
Movie Line
4.0
The film pays its dues to the classics. Not only does it lovingly rip off a truck heist from Heat, but Lucky and his gang actually sit down and watch ..
News Of The World
3.5
A riveting look at a side of South Africa that seems to have been swept under the rug.
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