☆ ☆ ☆
Attack the Block (2011) – J. Cornish
A
young John Boyega (pre-Star Wars) plays the leader of a gang of kids in a
housing estate block in South London who have to fight off some “alien gorilla
wolf MFs”. I’m maybe not the right
demographic for this (which would seem to be young stoners?) but there’s no
denying that it gets right to the action and doesn’t really flag. That might
also be a weakness (i.e. no time for character development) but if you think
so, you’re watching the wrong picture. Billed as an action-comedy, I guess it
could be funny but I didn’t laugh; however, the non-CGI aliens are pretty
effective. Overall, I think it wins because of its warmth toward its
characters, pushing past the initial semi-stereotypical presentation to treat
them more humanely. We also get a nod to
racial and class harmony with the inclusion of Jodi Whittaker who is first
mugged by the kids and then ends up fighting the monsters with them. A bit of a feel-good finale for you but I
wouldn’t necessarily go out of my way for this one.
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