The source material, a book by Andy Mulligan, apparently also awkwardly straddled the divide between young adult fiction and violent crime drama and that is the problem here in this movie adaptation about street kids in Rio de Janiero doing kids' stuff (code-breaking, sneaking past adults and playing Donkey Kong) while also dodging bullets, falling victim to police brutality and running afoul of criminals who torture and kill - adults will yawn through the childish adventure while wanting to shield their younger kids from the violence and language.
★★★☆☆
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