50
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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- As a mystery, Trash is compelling enough though its milieu and the outstanding performances at the centre of the movie are what set it apart.
- 80EmpireEmpireAnother winner from Daldry, this is an unexpectedly gritty crime drama set in the teeming favelas and grimy backstreets of Rio. A cracking script from Richard Curtis, with roughly 80 per cent of the dialogue in street patois, is brilliantly served by the three leads.
- 80Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeSome people will hate Trash for being not grittily real enough, but Daldry’s point – a hope-against-hope optimistic one – is that the energy of young people can change Brazil.
- 75New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartComparisons to “Slumdog Millionaire” are inevitable, but the kinetic Trash has a rhythm all its own.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerAt best, Trash works as a vibrant, occasionally suspenseful postcard-portrait of a place that’s always great to see on the big screen.
- 60VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergTrash works in large part thanks to the infectious energy and sheer pleasure in comradeship exuded by the three young teen boys.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayBut while once upon a time Daldry made a very good movie like "Billy Elliot", here he lets what should’ve been an efficient little thriller get stymied by an excess of style, and the weight of self-importance.
- 12Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardDirector Stephen Daldry, working from an exploitative script by Richard Curtis, opts for a full-on Slumdog Millionaire imitation.