Attack the Block (2011)
Country: GB/FR
Technical: col/2.35:1 88m
Director: Joe Cornish
Cast: Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Nick Frost
Synopsis:
A South London tower block comes under siege from alien creatures whose attentions seem to be focused on a group of ne'er-do-well coloured teenagers.
Review:
Effective creature feature in the Critters mould, and reminiscent of John Carpenter at his low-budget basic best. The attacks are deliberately set up and impressively staged, and there is some added freshness provided by the location, younger cast and socio-political subtext (the teenagers suspect a government-sponsored programme to hasten the demise of 'undesirable social elements', though the truth is far more prosaic: the attack was disguised by all the other aerial activity during November 5th celebrations.)
Country: GB/FR
Technical: col/2.35:1 88m
Director: Joe Cornish
Cast: Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Nick Frost
Synopsis:
A South London tower block comes under siege from alien creatures whose attentions seem to be focused on a group of ne'er-do-well coloured teenagers.
Review:
Effective creature feature in the Critters mould, and reminiscent of John Carpenter at his low-budget basic best. The attacks are deliberately set up and impressively staged, and there is some added freshness provided by the location, younger cast and socio-political subtext (the teenagers suspect a government-sponsored programme to hasten the demise of 'undesirable social elements', though the truth is far more prosaic: the attack was disguised by all the other aerial activity during November 5th celebrations.)
Country: GB/FR
Technical: col/2.35:1 88m
Director: Joe Cornish
Cast: Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Nick Frost
Synopsis:
A South London tower block comes under siege from alien creatures whose attentions seem to be focused on a group of ne'er-do-well coloured teenagers.
Review:
Effective creature feature in the Critters mould, and reminiscent of John Carpenter at his low-budget basic best. The attacks are deliberately set up and impressively staged, and there is some added freshness provided by the location, younger cast and socio-political subtext (the teenagers suspect a government-sponsored programme to hasten the demise of 'undesirable social elements', though the truth is far more prosaic: the attack was disguised by all the other aerial activity during November 5th celebrations.)